STAND. COM. REP. NO.  395

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1513

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1513 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTION OFFENSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to emphasize the gravity of foul play within the elections process to candidates and voters alike by increasing the monetary fine for a person found guilty of election fraud from not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, to not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000.

     The League of Women Voters of Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to             encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style,         clarity, and consistency.

     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. 1513, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1513, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair