COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

HB 1008

Allows elections other than regularly scheduled primary or general election to be conducted by mail upon determination for federal or state elections, by the chief election officer or for county elections, by the county clerk.

JHA, FIN

HB 1009

Allows absentee ballot to be delivered in a manner other than mail in special cases.

JHA, FIN

HB 1011

Allows voter with physical disability to receive a ballot outside the polling place but within the 100 feet area and allowed to vote.

JHA

(HSCR78-02)

Requires senatorial or representative candidate to be a qualified voter in the district prior to filing primary election nomination papers except in the case of an incumbent senator when displaced by reapportionment.

LMG, JHA, FIN

HB 1542

Deletes provisions that disqualify voters adjudicated as incapacitated persons and voters who are mentally retarded.

JHA, FIN

HB 2298

Clarifies the filing date for nomination papers for the board of trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs.

JHA

HB 2804

Allows registered voters to take an income tax deduction for contributions to candidates seeking election to an office in the district in which the voter resides, regardless of whether the candidate has agreed to abide by campaign spending limits. Reduces paperwork necessary to claim this tax deduction.

JHA, FIN

HB 2189

Increases the amount of the voluntary income tax check-off for the Hawaii election campaign fund from $2 to $5 for individuals and from $2 to $5 for each spouse filing a joint return.

JHA, FIN

HB 2843

Changes primary from last Sat. of September to second Sat. in August. Provides for automatic recount for small vote difference if difference for statewide office in votes cast between winning and losing candidate is 1/8 of 1 per cent of the total ballots cast for and 1/4 of 1 per cent for any other state or county office.

JHA, FIN

HB 1988

Prohibits any person who enters into a contract with the State or a county for goods, services or real property which shall be paid in whole or in part by funds appropriated by the legislature or county council to make a contribution to a candidate for public office or a committee or party.

JHA

HB 2844

Prohibits corporations and labor organizations from making campaign contributions. Forbids any person who enters into a contract with the state or counties to make, or promise to make, campaign contributions to any political party.

JHA

HB 2789

Allows the campaign spending commission to enforce elections violations that pertain to spending campaign funds.

JHA

HB 2187

Amends the campaign spending laws to provide public funding for candidates who voluntarily abide by certain contribution and expenditure limits for county council elections in counties having populations exceeding 500,000. Appropriates $150,000 to the campaign spending commission for support staff.

JHA, FIN

HB 2601

Includes the members of the Board of Agriculture, BLNR, BOR, and Hawaiian homes commission to the list of persons' whose financial disclosure statements would be public record and available for inspection.

JHA

Chair