Report Title:
Vacancies; United States Senator; Appointments
Description:
Increases from 3 to 5 the number of prospective appointees from which the governor is to make a temporary appointment in the event of a vacancy in the office of United States Senator.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
569 |
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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 vacancies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 17-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§17-1 United States senator.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the vacancy shall
be filled for the unexpired term at the following state general election;
provided that the vacancy occurs not later than 4:30 p.m. on the sixtieth day
prior to the primary for nominating candidates to be voted for at the election;
otherwise at the state general election next following. The chief election
officer shall issue a proclamation designating the election for filling the
vacancy. Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment
to fill the vacancy by selecting a person from a list of [three] five
prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior
incumbent. The appointee shall serve until the election and qualification of
the person duly elected to fill the vacancy and shall be, at the time of
appointment, and shall have been, for at least six months immediately prior to
the appointment, a member of the same political party as the prior incumbent.
The appointee shall be a resident of the State. If the prior incumbent was not
a member of any political party, the governor shall appoint a person who is not
and has not been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment,
a member of any political party. All candidates for the unexpired term shall
be nominated and elected in accordance with this title."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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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