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Some Hon. Members

Question.

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Question has been called.

---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Committee Motion 40-16(3): Rules And Procedures Report 4-16(3): Voter Identification, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

May 27th, 2009

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscite Act be amended to establish a detailed voters'

identification process to be used at polling stations in NWT communities, with the exemption of certain designated small communities. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Committee Motion 40-16(3): Rules And Procedures Report 4-16(3): Voter Identification, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order.

Committee Motion 40-16(3): Rules And Procedures Report 4-16(3): Voter Identification, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Some Hon. Members

Question.

Committee Motion 40-16(3): Rules And Procedures Report 4-16(3): Voter Identification, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Question has been called.

---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscite Act be amended to prohibit candidates and any other agent from assisting voters in the voting booth.

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Question has been called.

---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscite Act be amended to permit the attendance of candidate agents at the count of early and advance polls. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Question has been called.

---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscite Act be amended to make the process for special ballots less complicated, including permitting students who are outside their district attending school in the NWT to have the option of voting in the electoral district in which the student is temporarily residing or in their home electoral district. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Question has been called.

---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe I have five more motions and about four sentences to read in this intro. Mr. Chairman, in addition...

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Thank you. I believe that’s a different report that you’re talking about, Mr. Hawkins. Does committee agree that Committee Report 4-16(3)...Thank you for your tolerance here, committee. Does committee agree that the Report on the Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2007 Election is concluded?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Bob Bromley

Thank you, committee. I believe that’s all we have time for here. We do not have a motion for extended hours so noting the clock, committee

members, I will now rise and report progress.

The Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker David Krutko

I’d like to call the House back to order. Can I have the report of Committee of the Whole? Mr. Bromley.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

Bob Bromley

Bob Bromley Weledeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 4-16(3), Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2007 Election, and would like to report progress with 25 motions being adopted and that Committee Report 4-16(3) is concluded. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

The Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker David Krutko

Can I have a seconder for the motion? Mrs. Groenewegen.

---Carried

Item 21, third reading of bills. Minister of Justice, Mr. Lafferty.