STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1901

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 107

S.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 S.B. No. 107, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VOTING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Provide that the ballot of an absentee or military-overseas voter shall not be deemed invalid solely because the voter became ineligible to vote after casting the ballot; and

(2) Repeal the requirement that an absentee voter's ballot be deemed invalid if the voter returns the return envelope but dies before the opening of the polls.

Common Cause Hawaii, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and an individual 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 107, S.D. 1, 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,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair