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Amend HR 35 as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 1 (d) and substitute the following:
(d) After all ballots have been cast and placed in the voting
box, the chief clerk shall sign the roster indicating which members
cast ballots and deliver the roster to the sergeant-at-arms. The
ballots shall then be counted by the sergeant-at-arms and the
secretary of state on the house floor. The sergeant-at-arms and
secretary of state shall prepare and sign a tally sheet indicating
the total votes received by each nominee. The secretary of state
shall announce only the total votes cast for each nominee, as
reflected on the tally sheet. After the votes cast have been
announced and the secretary of state has either declared that a
nominee has been elected or announced that additional voting is
necessary, the ballots shall be immediately destroyed in the
presence of the house.
(2) Add the following to the end of SECTION 2 (b):
The ballots shall be destroyed in the manner and at the
time prescribed by SECTION 1 (d).
(3) Add the following Subsection (c) to SECTION 3:
(c) The ballots shall be destroyed in the manner and at the
time prescribed by SECTION 1 (d).
(4) Strike SECTION 5.