HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
211 |
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
urging the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study to examine the usage of electronic voting machines and best practices to ensure a reasonable level of secrecy and integrity in condominium association meetings.
WHEREAS, many condominium associations are governed by declarations and bylaws that require secret ballots for votes taken at association meetings; and
WHEREAS, secret ballots can be unduly burdensome for condominiums that need to ballot with different common interests; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, the Senate concurring, that the Legislative Reference Bureau is urged to conduct a study to examine the usage of electronic voting devices and best practices to ensure a reasonable level of secrecy and integrity in condominium association voting, including, but not limited to:
(1) Any national standards for electronic voting in condominium association meetings or other similar contexts;
(2) Any laws in other states governing electronic voting in contexts other than public elections; and
(3) Any existing practices by condominium associations that ensure secrecy and integrity in voting; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, if any, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2019; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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LRB; Study; Condominium Associations; Meetings; Electronic Voting