THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

     MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1999


                 COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                        9:00 a.m.
                   Conference Room 229

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
            (Deferred from February 17, 1999)


SB 628        RELATING TO ELECTIONS                                     JDC
           Amends election law  to  add  a  new definition for
           "ballot  issue  ION  9.    Section  11-215,  Hawaii
           Revised   Statutes,    is   committee".   Redefines
           "committee" to exempt any organization which raises
           or expends funds for the sole purpose of production
           and dissemination  of  informational or educational
           advertising.  Amends other portions of the election
           law.

SB 629        RELATING TO ELECTIONS                                     JDC
           Amends   definition    of    "qualifying   campaign
           contribution"   and   various   sections  regarding
           campaign expenditures in election law.

SB 630        RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS                        JDC
           Adds  to   campaign   spending   law  new  sections
           regarding   reports    for    late   contributions,
           limitations  on  contributions  during  legislative
           sessions,  and  limitations   on  contributions  by
           corporations,   trade    organizations   or   labor
           organizations.

SB 1502       RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING                             JDC
           Allows expenses incurred  incidental to a political
           campaign  fundraiser  to  be  considered legitimate
           expenditures,   and   requires   a   candidate   or
           candidate's committee  to  file  a  report with the
           campaign     spending     commission     disclosing
           disbursements for electioneering communications.

SB 1265       RELATING TO ELECTIONS                                JDC, WAM
           Extends  first  term  of  3  members  on  elections
           appointment panel from  4  to  6  years who will be
           selected by the governor.

SB 1462       RELATING TO ELECTIONS                                JDC, WAM

 
           Makes the  office  of  elections  and the elections
           appointment panel permanent.  Requires the panel to
           create an  elections  review  program  to establish
           performance standards for,  and to conduct biennial
           performance  evaluations   of,   the  operation  of
           elections and  the  conduct  of  the chief election
           officer.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SB 910        RELATING TO REAPPORTIONMENT                               JDC
           Pursuant to article  IV,  section  8, of the Hawaii
           constitution, establishes procedures  for the chief
           election officer to conduct  a random drawing after
           a reapportionment year in  the  event the number of
           senators assigned to serve  two-year terms are more
           than 12.

SB 914        RELATING TO VOTE COUNT                                    JDC
           Specifies that ballots  cast includes blank ballots
           and over votes in  a  question for a constitutional
           convention.

SB 915        RELATING TO CANDIDATE VACANCIES                           JDC
           Requires  replacement  candidates  to  fill  out an
           application for nomination and take an oath.

SB 575        RELATING TO ELECTIONS                                JDC, WAM
           Requires a manual vote  recount  for only that race
           in which the difference  between the winner and the
           next  highest  vote   getter   is   less  than  one
           percentage point of the  total number of votes cast
           for that office.

SB 1264       RELATING TO ELECTION RECOUNTS                             JDC
           Allows a complaint to  be  filed in a circuit court
           for a recount when the difference in the votes cast
           for winning  and  losing  candidates  for an office
           meets specified trigger results.


                   No testimony will be accepted.


For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6911.