Report Title:

Absentee Voting Violations; Elections Commission

Description:

Requires Elections Commission to investigate absentee voter violations and request the Attorney General or appropriate county prosecutor to prosecute violations of absentee voter law.  (HB1773 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1773
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to elections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 11-7.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§11-7.5[]]  Duties of the elections commission.  The duties of the elections commission are to:

     (1)  Hold public hearings;

     (2)  Investigate and hold hearings for receiving evidence of any violations and complaints[;], including absentee voting violations;

(3) Request the attorney general or the appropriate county prosecuting attorney to bring an action to prosecute violations of chapter 15 on behalf of the State, county, or individual;

    [(3)] (4)  Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91;

    [(4)] (5)  Employ, without regard to chapter 76, a full-time chief election officer, pursuant to section 11-1.6; and

    [(5)] (6)  Advise the chief election officer on matters relating to elections."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2112.