STAND. COM. REP. 600
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 1660
H.D. 1
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. 1660 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of the bill is to clarify regulations regarding the filing of campaign spending reports by:
(1) Authorizing the Campaign Spending Commission (Commission) under certain conditions to waive fines that are in excess of $50 for failure to file a report or failure to file a correct report, provided the candidate, committee, or party submits an explanation for the reasons why a fine should not be assessed;
(2) Establishing a graduated schedule of fines for failure to file a report or failure to file a correct report; and
(3) Deleting the requirement for the Commission to publish the names of all candidates, committees, and parties who have failed to file a report or failed to correct their deficiency in a timely manner.
The Commission commented on this bill.
Your Committee finds that this bill will encourage candidates to file correct timely campaign spending reports.
Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
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. 1660, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1660, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair |
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