Hawaii State Legislature
2002 Legislative Session

SB2617

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Measure Title: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Report Title: Elections
Description: Clarifies "resign to run" law for any candidate already an office holder, and who intends to run for another office if the terms of the two offices overlap; deems a public official as a candidate for another office based on public notice of intent, receipt of specified level of campaign contributions, or filing of nomination papers, whichever occurs first; requires immediate resignation from current office upon meeting the determination of candidate.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): KIM, MATSUURA, Kokubun, Chun, Hemmings, Hanabusa, Ige, Kawamoto, Chun Oakland, Buen, Ihara, Bunda
Current Referral:JDC/TMG/TIA

Date Status Text
1/23/2002SIntroduced and passed First Reading.
1/29/2002SReferred to TMG/TIA, JDC.
2/5/2002SRe-Referred to JDC/TMG/TIA.
2/8/2002SBill scheduled to be heard by JDC/TMG/TIA on 02-14-02 at 12:00 pm in conference room 229.
2/14/2002SThe committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be HELD.
2/14/2002SThe votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Fukunaga, Hanabusa, Kokubun, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Matsuura, Chun, Nakata.
2/14/2002SThe committee(s) on TIA recommend(s) that the measure be HELD.
2/14/2002SThe votes in TIA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) English, Buen, Kawamoto, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Matsuura, Sakamoto.
2/14/2002SThe committee(s) on TMG recommend(s) that the measure be HELD.
2/14/2002SThe votes in TMG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kawamoto, Fukunaga, Buen, Kanno, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Menor, Tam, Taniguchi.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment