STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1780

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.C.R. No. 108

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 108, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER TO CONVENE AN AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION TASK FORCE TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING AN AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Chief Election Officer convene an automatic voter registration task force to explore the feasibility of establishing and implementing an automatic voter registration system in Hawaii.

The Office of Elections, Common Cause Hawaii, League of Women Voters of Hawaii, the Kapuna Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 108, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair