THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair |
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Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE. Adopts multi-state compact for election of President of the United States by national popular vote.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE. Adds a new chapter to Hawaii Revised Statutes to allow member states to determine the winner of a presidential election by "national popular vote".
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JDL |
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RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS. Qualifies a candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney to qualify for partial public campaign financing if the candidate does not exceed the respective campaign expenditure limit.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. Allows voters to register to vote on election day at the polling place for the precinct in which the voter resides.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO REAPPORTIONMENT. Requires the commission to apportion multi-member house districts of not more than three members that conform to the boundaries of the senate districts, where practicable.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Clarifies who is subject to administrative fines for violations relating to campaign contributions and expenditures. Provides for deposit of collected fines into the state general fund.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Clarifies that "ordinary and customary" expenditures are allowable under campaign spending law.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Clarifies that the campaign spending commission shall not issue rules through the issuance of an advisory opinion.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Clarifies that in the case of a corporation or company using funds from its own treasury, there shall be no limit on contributions or expenditures to the corporation or company noncandidate committee.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING. Makes various amendments to the campaign financing law.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Clarifies campaign spending law relating to electronic filing of reports.
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JDL |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov. Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. Written copies of your testimony will not be distributed during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6460.
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________________________________________ Senator Brian T. Taniguchi Chair |
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