STAND. COM. REP. NO. 938

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1116

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1116 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend ballot requirements by:

(1) Requiring that ballots display the names of candidates for the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs grouped by residency and non-residency requirements; and

(2) Requiring the names of the candidates in each group to be randomized on individual ballots and on ballots across precincts.

An individual testified in support of this measure. An individual testified in opposition to this measure. The Office of Elections provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 28, 2081.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1116, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1116, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair