THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

                  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
            Senator Avery B. Chumbley, Co-Chair
          Senator Matthew M. Matsunaga, Co-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, February 23, 2000

        TIME:    9:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

SB 2146    RELATING TO ELECTIONS                              JDC
        Adds to required electronic filing of campaign
        spending report, candidates for State house and
        senate; increases fine imposed by campaign spending
        commission for corporation, an amount equal to 3 times
        the amount of an unlawful contribution or expenditure;
        makes the knowing, intentional, or reckless violation
        of campaign spending law for 2 or more violations (or
        a part of a pattern intended to conceal ongoing or
        past violations) to be a class C felony.

SB 2150    RELATING TO ELECTIONS                              JDC
        Requires filing a bank statement with final and
        supplemental campaign spending reports.

SB 2147    RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING                      JDC
        Limits campaign contributions for state senate and
        county council candidates in the 2002 election to an
        aggregate of not more than $2,000.

SB 2413    RELATING TO ELECTIONS                              JDC
        Requires that campaign contributions in excess of the
        applicable limits be returned to identifiable donors
        and then to the Hawaii election campaign fund.

SB 2667    RELATING TO NO CANDIDATES FILED FOR AN ELECTIVE    JDC
        OFFICE

 
 
 
        Allows for the candidate filing deadline to be
        extended if there are no candidates filed for office
        at the close of candidate filing.

SB 2670    RELATING TO ELECTIONS                              JDC
        Allows for the voting position to either proceed or
        follow the candidate's name on the ballot, depending
        on the requirements of the voting system.

SB 2668    RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION                     JDC
        Simplifies the HRS by referring to the national voting
        rights act and other applicable federal law.

SB 2666    RELATING TO ELECTIONS                              JDC
        Requires that election day officials in the counting
        center, control center, and delivering and collecting
        ballots shall not all be of the same party.

SB 2525    RELATING TO ETHICS                                 JDC
        Prohibits a board or commission member from taking
        official actions that directly affect a business or
        undertaking in which that person has any financial
        interest, rather than a substantial financial
        interest.  Provides that ethics charges found to be
        unsubstantiated are to be made a matter of public
        record.

SB 2201    RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE                         JDC
        Defines and requires "eligible public officers" to
        testify.


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies (1 sided) of
their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 227, State Capitol,
24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if
less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Judiciary Committee
Office at (808) 586-7125 or (toll free for the neighbor islands)
to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 1-800-586-6659, at least
24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to
whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the
hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 
 
 
Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)
586-6911.



____________________________      _______________________________
Senator Avery B. Chumbley         Senator Matthew M. Matsunaga
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair