Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 168, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a task force to comprehensively review, evaluate, and recommend changes to Hawaii's election laws regarding vote tabulation, and specifically, automatic recount and contest procedures.

Advocates for Consumer Rights, Common Cause Hawaii, and the Center for Voting and Democracy submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Office of Elections submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 168, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.