STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2973

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2046

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2046 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO POLITICAL PARTIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend provisions relating to dates and deadlines in statutory provisions governing political parties.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Elections and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Libertarian Party of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that every election year, qualified political parties must submit their current party rules and provide the names and addresses of their central committee officers and respective county committee officers. The deadline to submit the party rules and officers should be on the same day for qualified political parties. This measure aids qualified parties in keeping track of and facilitating compliance with deadlines.

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. 2046 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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KARL RHOADS, Chair