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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-156, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§11-156 Certificate
of election and certificate of results, form. The chief election officer
or county clerk shall deliver certificates of election to the persons elected
as determined under section 11-155. The chief election officer or county clerk
in county elections shall issue certificates of results where a question has
been voted upon. Certificates of election shall be delivered only after the
filing of [expense statements] disclosure reports and the payment of any fine
assessed by the campaign spending commission by
the person elected in accordance with part XIII and after the expiration of
time for bringing an election contest. The certificate of election shall be
substantially in the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
I,......................., chief election officer (county clerk) of Hawaii (county), do hereby certify that .................... was on the ..... day of .......... 20....., duly elected a ............... (name of office) for the ....................... district for a term expiring on the ..... day of ...................., A.D. 20.....
Witness my hand this ..... day of ...................., A.D. 20.....
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Chief Election Officer (County Clerk)
The certificate of results shall be substantially in the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS
I, ............................, chief election officer (county clerk) of Hawaii (county), do hereby certify that .................. (question) was on the ..... day of ............... 20...., duly adopted (rejected) by a majority of the votes cast.
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Chief Election Officer (County Clerk)
If there is an election contest these certificates shall be delivered only after a final determination in the contest has been made and the time for an appeal has expired."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Elections
Description:
Amends and clarifies the requirements upon which certificates of election are delivered. Provides that certificates of election shall be delivered only after the filing of campaign spending commission disclosure reports and the payment of any fine assessed by the commission.
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