| Measure Title: | RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
| Report Title: | Elections |
| Description: | Clarifies that "qualifying campaign contributions" applies to individual residents of Hawaii. Removes the authority of the campaign commission to censure any candidate who fails to comply with the code of fair campaign practices. Increases candidate funding amounts. Increases the qualifying campaign contribution amounts for the office of prosecuting attorney for Honolulu, the office of county council for the county of Maui, the office of state senator, and the office of state representative. Provides that public funds must be distributed within 20 days from the candidate's initial approved application. Clarifies that in the event that a candidate for governor and a candidate for lieutenant governor run as co-candidates in the general election, and one candidate has not agreed to abide by spending limits and the other candidate has agreed to spending limits, neither candidate shall be eligible to receive public funds nor be held to the spending limits set forth in section 11-209, HRS. |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | HAMAKAWA |
| Current Referral: | JHA, FIN |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/01 | H | Introduced |
| 1/26/01 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 1/29/01 | H | Referred to the committees on JHA, FIN referral sheet 5. |
| 2/3/01 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-06-01 at 2:00 PM in House conference room 325. |
| 2/6/01 | H | The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be HELD. The votes in JHA were as follows: 12 Ayes: Rep.(s) Hamakawa, B. Oshiro, Ahu Isa, Chang, Kanoho, Morita, Souki, Auwae, Gomes, Marumoto, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with reservations: None; 0 Noes: None; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Case, Yoshinaga. |
| 7/23/01 | D | Carried over to 2002 Regular Session. |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment