REPORT TITLE:
Appro., Office of Elections


DESCRIPTION:
Makes an unspecified appropriation for the Office of Elections to
hire and compensate the necessary staff.

 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  In the report of the election oversight
 
 2 committee on the audit of the 1998 general election, the
 
 3 committee noted that "...the impact of budget reductions had a
 
 4 significant impact on the Office of Election's ability to
 
 5 administer its functions.  Elections may be one of the few places
 
 6 in government that ought to be exempted from budgetary reductions
 
 7 unless it is demonstrated that there are equivalent reductions in
 
 8 citizens to be served."  Budget cuts have impacted the capability
 
 9 of the office of elections to retain experienced, expert, and
 
10 knowledgeable staff.  It is an ongoing battle to retain veteran
 
11 staff who understand and are committed to the profession of
 
12 elections.  The ongoing migration of expert technical staff
 
13 results over time in the erosion and deterioration of election
 
14 services.  The office of elections would like to be able to be
 
15 competitive and retain professional staff and therefore requests
 
16 an appropriation for competitive salary to properly compensate
 
17 professional staff.
 
18      SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
19 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          , or so
 

 
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 1 much thereof as may be necessary, for fiscal year 2000-2001, for
 
 2 the purposes of this Act, including hiring and compensating of
 
 3 necessary staff.
 
 4      SECTION 3.  The sum appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 5 office of elections for the purposes of this Act.
 
 6      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2000.
 
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 8                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________
 

 
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