REPORT TITLE:
Elections; Appropriation


DESCRIPTION:
Appropriates an unspecified amount to the elections appointment
and review panel and requires removal of the elections officer
upon a showing of good cause. (HB2829 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        2829
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE ELECTIONS APPOINTMENT AND REVIEW PANEL.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 11-1.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes is
 
 2 amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
 
 3      "(g)  The chief election officer may be removed by the panel
 
 4 at any time and for [any] good cause."
 
 5      SECTION 2.  Act 141, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999, required
 
 6 the elections appointment and review panel ("panel") to:
 
 7      (1)  Adopt administrative rules to establish performance
 
 8           standards for the operation of elections and the chief
 
 9           election officer;
 
10      (2)  Review the operation of elections and the chief
 
11           election officer's performance;
 
12      (3)  Make recommendations to the chief election officer on
 
13           improving the operation of elections;
 
14      (4)  Establish policies for the administration of an
 
15           elections observer program;
 
16      (5)  Conduct biennial performance evaluation of both the
 
17           operations of elections and the chief election officer;
 
18           and
 
19      (6)  Submit findings and recommendations from the biennial
 
20           performance evaluation to the legislature.
 

 
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 1 This Act provides the necessary appropriation to enable the panel
 
 2 to perform these duties.
 
 3      SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
 4 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $         or so much
 
 5 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000-2001 to carry
 
 6 out the purposes of this Act.  The sum appropriated shall be
 
 7 expended by the elections appointment and review panel.
 
 8      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2000.