HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2476
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to elections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 12-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) For members of Congress, state offices, county offices, and the board of trustees for the office of Hawaiian affairs, nomination papers shall be filed with the chief election officer, or clerk in case of county offices, not later than 4:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday in June[.]; provided that if the incumbent of a non-at-large election does not file nomination papers, then the chief election officer, or clerk in case of county offices, shall accept nomination papers for that office until 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day after the original close of filing. However, in the event of a special primary or special election, the filing deadline shall be determined in the proclamation that is issued calling for the election as provided for by state law or county charter. A state candidate from the counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai may file the declaration of candidacy with the respective clerk. The clerk shall transmit to the office of the chief election officer the state candidate's declaration of candidacy without delay."

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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Elections

Description:

Extends the deadline to file nomination papers for public offices if the incumbent of a non-at-large election does not file.

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