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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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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 11-112, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The ballot shall contain the names
of the candidates, [their party affiliation or nonpartisanship in partisan
election contests,] the offices for which they are running, and the
district in which the election is being held. The ballot shall not contain
the party affiliation or nonpartisanship of candidates in partisan election
contests. In multimember races the ballot shall state that the voter shall
not vote for more than the number of seats available or the number of
candidates listed where such number is less than the seats available.
The ballot shall also contain an option to specifically select none of the candidates for each office."
SECTION 2. Section 12-21, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§12-21 Official [party]
ballots. The primary or special primary ballot shall be clearly designated
as such. The names of all the candidates [of each party qualifying
under section 11-61 or 11-62 and of nonpartisan candidates may] shall
be printed on [separate ballots, or on] a single ballot. [The name
of each party and the nonpartisan designation shall be distinctly printed and
sufficiently separate from each other. The names of all candidates shall be
printed on the ballot as provided in section 11-115.] When the names of
all candidates [of the same party for the same office] exceed the
maximum number of voting positions on a single side of a ballot card, the
excess names may be arranged and listed on both sides of the ballot card and
additional ballot cards if necessary. [When separate ballots for each party
are not used, the order in which parties appear on the ballot, including
nonpartisan, shall be determined by lot.]
The chief election officer or the county clerk,
in the case of county elections, shall approve printed samples or proofs of the
[respective party] ballots as to uniformity of size, weight, shape, and
thickness prior to final printing of the official ballots."
SECTION 3. Section 12-31, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§12-31 [Selection of party ballot;
voting.] Voting. No person eligible to vote in any primary or
special primary election shall be required to state a party preference or
nonpartisanship as a condition of voting. Each voter shall be issued [the]
a primary or special primary ballot [for each party and the
nonpartisan primary or special primary ballot. A voter shall be entitled to
vote only for candidates of one party or only for nonpartisan candidates. If
the primary or special primary ballot is marked contrary to this paragraph, the
ballot shall not be counted.
In any primary or special primary election
in the year 1979 and thereafter, a voter shall be entitled to select and to
vote the ballot of any one party or nonpartisan, regardless of which ballot the
voter voted in any preceding primary or special primary election.] listing
all eligible candidates for the appropriate positions without reference to
party or nonpartisan affiliations."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval and shall apply to primary, general, and special elections beginning 2017.
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Report Title:
Elections; Ballots; Party Affiliations or Nonpartisanship of Candidates
Description:
Deletes required references to party affiliations or nonpartisanship on primary, general, and special election ballots. Applies to all general, primary, and special elections beginning in 2017.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.