Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1009 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to limit the acceptance of absentee ballots delivered other than by mail to situations involving legitimate emergencies.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Office of Elections.

Your Committee finds that the provisions relating to drop off of mail absentee ballots at polling places needs clarification so as to comport with the original intent of providing voter service in emergencies.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1009 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.