STAND. COM. REP. NO. 920________

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1471
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 1471 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Extend to six years the first term of three Elections
          Appointment Panel (Panel) members, to be selected by
          the Governor; and

     (2   Appropriate $5,000 to cover the additional costs to
          extend the terms of the three Panel members.

     Testimony commenting on this bill was received from the
Elections Appointment Panel.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Deleting the statutory amendments pertaining to the
          Panel;

     (2)  Extending to June 30, 2001, the sunset date for Act 27,
          Special Session Laws of Hawaii 1995;

     (3)  Deleting the appropriation; and

     (4)  Changing the effective date to June 29, 1999.

 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 1471, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
1471, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair