Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 894 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to update election laws by removing the requirement that a precinct chair of a polling place be of the same political party as the Governor.

The League of Women Voters of Hawaii testified in support of this bill. The Governor supported this measure with amendments. The Office of Elections provided comments.

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. 894 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.