STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1535
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1740
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1740, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRONIC VOTING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to ensure the proper use of electronic voting systems.
Specifically, this measure:
(1) Prohibits the use of an electronic voting system in any election unless it produces a paper ballot that may be inspected and corrected by the voter before the vote is cast;
(2) Establishes conditions under which the Chief Election Officer may rely on electronic tallies generated by an electronic voting system; and
(3) Creates a new election fraud offense for a person who directly or indirectly, personally or through another, wilfully designs, alters, accesses, or programs any electronic voting system to inaccurately record, tally, or report votes cast on the system.
Fairness, security, and integrity are imperative components in the electoral process. Your Committee believes that this measure, by requiring the creation of a paper trail for the electronic voting system and creating an election fraud offense for those who interfere with the system, will ensure that electronic votes can be validated in an objective manner, while giving voters confidence in the system.
Your Committee amended this measure by deleting the appropriation for paper ballots.
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. 1740, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1740, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.
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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