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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-384, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§11-384[]] Disposition of campaign funds; termination of registration. (a) The
candidate committee and candidate who receives contributions for an election
but fails to file nomination papers for that election shall return residual
funds to the contributors or donate the funds pursuant to subsection (e)
no later than ninety days after the date on which nominations for that election
shall be filed. Funds not returned to
contributors or donated pursuant to subsection (e) shall escheat to the
Hawaii election campaign fund.
(b) The candidate committee and candidate who withdraws or ceases to be a candidate for the election because of death, disqualification, or other reasons shall return residual funds to the contributors or donate the funds pursuant to subsection (e) no later than ninety days after the candidate ceases to be a candidate. Funds not returned to contributors shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
(c)
A candidate who is elected to office, including a candidate subject to
term limits and a candidate who resigned before the end of the term of office
and the candidate committee of [such a] the candidate, may use
campaign funds as provided in section 11-381 [or], return funds
to contributors, or donate funds pursuant to subsection (e) until four
years from the date of the election for which the campaign funds were
received. Funds that are not used [or],
returned to contributors, or donated pursuant to subsection (e) shall
escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
(d)
A candidate who loses an election and the candidate committee of [such
a] the candidate may use campaign funds as provided in section 11-381
[or], return funds to contributors, or donate funds pursuant to
subsection (e) until one year from the date of the election for which the
campaign funds were received. Funds that
are not used [or], returned to contributors, or donated pursuant
to subsection (e) shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
(e) Candidates and candidate committees described in
subsections (a) to (d) may donate the campaign funds specified in those subsections
to the fund of the State or to any county of the State;
provided that the purpose of the county fund is .
[(e)] (f) A candidate committee that disposes of
campaign funds pursuant to this section shall terminate its registration with
the commission as provided in section 11-326.
[(f)] (g) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, campaign
funds may be used for the candidate's next subsequent election as provided in
section 11-381 upon registration for the election pursuant to section 11-321.
[(g)] (h) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to
chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED
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Report Title:
Campaign Finance; Funds; Inactive Campaigns; State; Counties
Description:
Authorizes candidates of inactive campaigns and their candidate committees to donate residual campaign funds to the State or the counties.
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