CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 36

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 141

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 141, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Update rules for certification of electors and their votes to be in full compliance with federal law;

(2) Provide procedures for the replacement of electors;

(3) Require presidential electors to take a pledge that they will vote for their party's nominee;

(4) Invalidate the vote of any faithless elector; and

(5) Remove any faithless elector from the position of elector.

Your Committee on Conference finds that electors who do not cast votes for the candidates they were elected to vote for, thereby acting faithlessly, are acting in violation of democratic values by subverting the will of the people. This measure will protect the choices for president and vice president made by the people of the State during a presidential general election.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 141, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 141, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Chair

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair