STAND. COM. REP. NO. 790
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1740
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1740, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRONIC VOTING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to provide accountability in the voting process by:
(1) Prohibiting the use of electronic voting systems unless:
(A) The system generates a paper ballot that may be inspected and corrected; and
(B) Every paper ballot is retained as a definitive record;
(2) Allowing the Chief Election Officer to rely on electronic tallies created by electronic voting systems under certain conditions;
(3) Establishing that every individual who wilfullly causes electronic voting systems to record, tally, or report votes inaccurately shall be deemed guilty of election fraud; and
(4) Appropriating unspecified funding for costs incurred in purchasing or otherwise acquiring technology necessary to provide paper ballots for electronic voting machines.
The Office of the Governor, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Safe Vote Hawaii, Hawaii Election Project, Mestizo Association, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The League of Women Voters of Hawaii supported the intent of this measure. The Office of Elections and Disability and Communication Access Board submitted comments.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1740, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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