Hawaii Senate Bill 2616 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-24 - Referred to JDC, WAM.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2020, and allows any election to be conducted by mail prior to the 2020 primary election, in whole or in part, as determined by the chief election officer or county clerk, as appropriate. Establishes a limited number of voter service centers, with a minimum of two on each island with a population over 75,000, that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program. Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2019 through 2024, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system. Takes effect on 1/1/2020.

Relating To Elections.

Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Kalani English [D]
Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D]	Sen. Donna Kim [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-24	Senate	Referred to JDC, WAM.
2018-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2018-01-19	Senate	Introduced.

HB2179 (Same As) 2018-01-26 - Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 8

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2616&year=2018
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2616_.HTM