Report Title:
Campaign Spending; Public Funding
Description:
Amends the pilot project for comprehensive public funding of Hawaii county council elections by commencing the project in the general election year 2014.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to campaign spending.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Act 244, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, is amended as follows:
1. By amending section 1 to read:
"SECTION 1. There is established a pilot
project establishing a comprehensive public funding program for the county of
Hawaii council elections. The pilot project shall be for a period of three
election cycles, beginning with the [2010] 2014 elections."
2. By amending section 3 to read:
"SECTION 3. Sufficiency of funding for
comprehensive public funding. On September 1 of each odd-numbered year
before the general election years of [2010, 2012, and] 2014, 2016,
and 2018, the commission shall determine whether there is a minimum of
$3,500,000 in the Hawaii election campaign fund established under section
11-217, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to certify participating candidates during the
next election and provide funding for comprehensive public funding for
elections under this part.
If the commission determines that there is sufficient funding, then within five business days, the commission shall publish notice statewide, pursuant to section 1-28.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the comprehensive public funding program shall become effective on January 1 of the following year. If there is insufficient funding, then this part shall be inoperative.
If this part is inoperative, candidates may seek public funding as provided under subpart B of part XII of chapter 11, Hawaii Revised Statutes."
3. By amending section 19, subsections (a) and (b), to read:
"(a) This part shall be a pilot project
limited to the elections of [2010, 2012, and] 2014, 2016, and 2018
for the county of Hawaii county council elections only.
(b) No candidate who is certified for
comprehensive public funding under this part in any of the elections of [2010,
2012, and] 2014, 2016, and 2018 shall become eligible for partial
public funding in the election for which the candidate qualifies for
comprehensive public funding; provided that comprehensive public funding as
provided for in this part is practicable according to the terms of Section
3."
4. By amending section 37 to read:
"SECTION 37. This Act shall take effect
upon its approval; provided that part I shall take effect on July 1, 2008, and
shall be applicable beginning with the general election year of [2010.] 2014.
This part and part II shall take effect upon their approval."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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