The House Committee on Election Contests, Select 
         79th Legislature 
         February 8, 2005 
         9:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.016 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 2, 2005, and a  
         suspension of all necessary rules to allow the Committee to meet  
         while the House is in session on February 3, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Election Contests, Select, met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keel, at  
         9:36 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keel; Eiland; Denny; Giddings;  
                    Guillen; Hupp; King, Phil; Phillips; Ritter (9). 
          
         Absent:    None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         At 9:37 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the chair so  
         that the Committee could go into executive session, Pursuant to  
         Rule 4, Section 12, to discuss the imposition of costs in the  
         District 149 election contest. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 9:49 a.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Keel. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keel; Eiland; Denny; Giddings;  
                    Guillen; Hupp; King, Phil; Phillips; Ritter (9). 
          
         Absent:    None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that the Committee adopt a  
         recommendation that no costs be assessed against the Contestant.  
         The motion prevailed by the following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Keel; Eiland; Denny; Giddings;  
                         Guillen; Hupp; King, Phil; Phillips; Ritter (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present,Not Voting: None  (0). 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that the Committee recommendation  
         that no costs be assessed against the Contestant, as well as the  
         previous actions in the District 35 and District 50 race, be  
         printed in a single document and distributed to the full House  
 
         for its consideration. The motion prevailed by the following  
          record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Keel; Eiland; Denny; Giddings;  
                         Guillen; Hupp; King, Phil; Phillips; Ritter (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present,Not Voting: None  (0). 
          
         At 9:51 a.m., on the motion of Representative Guillen and  
         without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call  
         of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Keel, Chair 
          
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         Damian Duarte, Clerk