STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2539

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2144
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2144, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make the administration of
campaign finance laws more efficient.

     Specifically this bill:

     (1)  Increases, from five to ten days, the deadline for
          filing an organization report after filing for office;

     (2)  Clarifies that a candidate's committee shall include in
          the organizational report, in addition to the name and
          address of the candidate, the candidate's web page and
          email address, if any;

     (3)  Provides that after the death of a candidate, residual
          contributions escheat to the Hawaii election campaign
          fund; and

     (4)  Makes clearer the reduced amounts of public funds
          available to a candidate.


 
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     Your Committee finds that public confidence in elected
public officials and the election process diminishes as the
intent of campaign spending laws is regularly evaded.  Therefore,
any amending laws, such as this measure, that clarify or tighten
the language for campaign spending reports help both the
candidates and the entire election process.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2144, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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