THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair |
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Senator Dwight Y. Takamine, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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9:00 a.m. |
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Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Deletes the requirement for cooperative purchasing agreements to be made pursuant to rules adopted by the procurement policy board.
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Allows for persons desiring a Hawaii product preference when submitting bids to self-certify as an alternative to registration on the Hawaii products list. Amends the definition of a Hawaii product by revising the product classes. Revises administrative rules relating to exemptions from procurement.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Exempts the chief election officer from the provisions of the procurement code in acquiring voting systems. Encourages the chief election officer to follow the procurement code when possible.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Exempts the office of elections from the procurement code. Encourages the office of elections to use procurement provisions when practicable.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Exempts the office of elections from the legal and contractual remedies of the procurement code and establishes a procedure for protesting procurement awards by the office of election, requesting reconsideration, and awarding contracts pending resolution of the protest. Makes remedies exclusive.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Allows the chief election officer to make an emergency procurement where a procurement is protested and the contract cannot reasonably be expected to be awarded within one year prior to the election to which the procurement is related.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Exempts the office of elections from procurement code requirements relating to cost or pricing data.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. With regard to elections procurement, requires a final decision to be issued within 30 days of: (1) the receipt of a request for an administrative hearing; or (2) the filing of an application for judicial review.
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RELATING TO VOTING. Allows election-day voter registration.
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RELATING TO ABSENTEE VOTING. Clarifies that the request for absentee ballot include whether the ballot is for overseas voters or in-state voters. Requires absentee ballots to be mailed no earlier than thirty days prior to the election day, if the voter is overseas, and ten days if the voter is in the State.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Clarifies candidate filing and withdrawal requirements in state and county elections. Clarifies that when a political party fills a vacancy, the party shall notify the appropriate election official no later than 3 business days after receiving notice of the vacancy from the election official.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Provides a revised and more graduated process for ensuring all federal, state, and county elections have ample opportunity for contested elections in the event of late filing or withdrawals by candidates for these contests.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATED TO RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Amends the state constitution to require candidates for the state senate or house of representatives to be a resident of the legislative district from which the person is a candidate for not less than twelve consecutive months prior to the general election.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Proposes an amendment to article V, section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to provide that a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor be formally nominated by a political party at the political party's official convention.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CLARIFY THE GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT PROCESS. Amends article V, section 6, of the state constitution to clarify the appointment process for department heads and members of boards and commissions by requiring the Governor to nominate successors within the time limits required by law.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATED TO RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Amends the state constitution to require candidates for the state senate or house of representatives to be a resident of the legislative district from which the person is a candidate for not less than twelve consecutive months prior to the general election.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at JGOTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· 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.
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. A copy of your testimony may not be available 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: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. 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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