Bill Text: HI SB2114 | 2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Elections; False Voter Information; Penalties
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-24 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kawakami, Kong, Oshiro, Tokioka, Tupola, Woodson excused (6). [SB2114 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2114-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CLASS C FELONIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Act 166, Session Laws of Hawaii 2014, is amended by amending subsection (c) of section 11- , Hawaii Revised Statutes, in section 1 of the Act to read as follows:
"(c) The registration clerk shall process applications for any person not registered to vote who submits a signed affidavit in accordance with section 11-15, which shall include a sworn affirmation:
(1) Of the person's qualification to vote;
(2) Acknowledging that the person has not voted and will not vote at any other polling place for that election and has not cast and will not cast any absentee ballot pursuant to chapter 15 for that election; and
(3) Acknowledging that providing false information [may
result in] is a class C felony[, punishable by a fine not
exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both]."
SECTION 2. Section 15-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) The registration clerk shall process applications for any person not registered to vote who submits a signed affidavit in accordance with section 11-15, which shall include a sworn affirmation:
(1) Of the person's qualification to vote;
(2) Acknowledging that the person has not voted and will not vote at any other polling place for that election and has not cast and will not cast any absentee ballot pursuant to chapter 15 for that election; and
(3) Acknowledging that providing false information [may
result in] is a class C felony[, punishable by a fine not
exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both]."
SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on January 7, 2059; provided that section 1 shall take effect on January 1, 2018.
Report Title:
Elections; False Voter Information; Penalties
Description:
Requires a person applying for a late registration or registration at an absentee polling place to acknowledge that providing false information on the signed affidavit is a class C felony. (SB2114 HD1)
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