STAND. COM. REP. NO.1551
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 754
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 754 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS BY MAIL,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to provide for elections by mail.
Specifically, this bill:
(1) Allows the Chief Election Officer to determine whether a federal or state election held other than on the date of a regularly scheduled primary or general election may be conducted by mail or at polling places;
(2) Allows the County Clerk to determine whether a county election held other than on the date of a regularly scheduled primary or general election may be conducted by mail or at polling places; and
(3) Requires the Chief Election Officer to adopt rules to provide for uniformity in the conduct of federal, state, and county elections by mail.
Your Committee finds that elections by mail may be the most efficient and cost-effective means of conducting certain special elections. Your Committee believes that elections by mail will also encourage greater voter participation by providing convenience to voters and eliminating the confusion currently associated with special elections.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 754, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
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