Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to remove the requirement that a precinct chair be of the same political party as the Governor.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the League of Women Voters of Hawaii. The Office of Elections offered comments on the measure.

This measure removes the requirement that a precinct chair be of the same political party as the Governor. Your Committee finds that this measure provides the Office of Elections with flexibility in naming precinct chairs.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs 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.