HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1471
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO POLITICAL PARTIES.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 11-62, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Any group of persons hereafter desiring to qualify as a political party for election ballot purposes in the State shall file with the chief election officer a petition as provided in this section.  The petition for qualification as a political party shall:

     (1)  Be filed not later than 4:30 p.m. on the one hundred seventieth day prior to the next primary;

     (2)  Declare as concisely as may be the intention of signers thereof to qualify as a statewide political party in the State and state the name of the new party;

     (3)  Contain the name, signature, residence address, month and date portion of the date of birth, and other information as determined by the chief election officer of currently registered voters comprising not less than one-tenth of one per cent of the total registered voters of the State as of the last preceding general election;

     (4)  Be accompanied by the names and addresses of the officers of the central committee and of the respective county committees of the political party and by the party rules; and

     (5)  Be upon the form prescribed and provided by the chief election officer."

     SECTION 2.  Section 11-63, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§11-63  Party rules, amendments to be filed.  All parties must file their rules with the chief election officer not later than 4:30 p.m. on the one hundred [fiftieth] seventieth day prior to the next primary.  All amendments shall be filed with the chief election officer not later than 4:30 p.m. on the thirtieth day after their adoption.  The rules and amendments shall be duly certified to by an authorized officer of the party and upon filing, the rules and amendments thereto shall be a public record."

     SECTION 3.  Section 11-64, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§11-64  Names of party officers to be filed.  All parties shall submit to the chief election officer and the respective county clerks not later than 4:30 p.m. on the [ninetieth] one hundred seventieth day prior to the next primary, a list of names and addresses of officers of the central committee and of the respective county committees."

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	By Request

 

 

Report Title:

Office of Elections Package; Political Parties; Dates; Deadlines

 

Description:

Amends provisions relating to dates and deadlines in statutory provisions governing political parties.

 

 

 

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