STAND. COM. REP. NO. 715

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 462

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 462 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTION DOCUMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to repeal the requirement that registered voters include their social security numbers when signing nomination papers or when petitioning the Chief Election Officer to withdraw their signatures on nomination papers or other petitions.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Elections.

     Your Committee finds that Act 167, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016 (Act 167), allows individuals to register to vote by providing their Hawaii driver's license or civil identification card in lieu of their social security number under certain circumstances.  Because the Office of Elections will no longer have the social security numbers on record for voters registering after Act 167 takes effect, this measure amends certain sections of law to conform with Act 167.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 462 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair