HB 36

RELATING TO ELECTIONS

By Representative(s) TAKUMI / CATALANI / HIRAKI

Keywords: ELECTIONS, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, VOTING

Report Title: Votes; Counting

Description: Requires a recount in elections when results between top 2 leading candidates is less than 0.5% of the votes cast for each candidate excluding spoiled, over or under, and blank ballots.

 1-20-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-21-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 1
 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.                    
 1-28-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02
                  /01/00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2- 1-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2- 1-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Cachola, Chang, Kaho`ohalahala,
                  Lee, Morita; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Whalen;        
                  1 Noes: Rep.(s) Thielen; and 6 Excused: Rep.(s)
                  Garcia, Hiraki, Takumi, Yoshinaga, Auwae, Pendleton