Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1255 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the office of elections to meet the matching fund requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Elections and the League of Women Voters of Hawaii.

Your Committee believes this measure will enhance funding for such activities as poll worker training and voter education.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1255 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.