Bill Text: HI SB422 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Election Proclamations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [SB422 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB422-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to election proclamations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§11-91 Proclamation. Not later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day prior to the close of filing in elections involving state offices the chief election officer shall issue an election proclamation. In elections involving only county offices the clerk shall issue the proclamation. In elections involving both state and county offices the proclamation may be issued jointly.
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proclamation shall contain a statement of the [time and places where, and
the] purposes for which[,] the election is to be held, and a
designation of the offices and the terms thereof for which candidates are to be
nominated or elected. It may also
contain any other relevant matter including an offer of rewards for the
detection and conviction of offenders against the election laws. The chief election officer or clerk shall
cause the election proclamation to be published at least once in a newspaper of
general circulation and not later than on the tenth day prior to the close of
filing."
SECTION 2. Section 11-92.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The [chief election officer] clerk
shall issue a proclamation listing all voter service centers and places of
deposit as may have been determined by the clerk as of the proclamation date. The clerk shall make arrangements for the
rental or erection of suitable shelter for the establishment of a voter service
center whenever public buildings are not available and shall cause these voter
service centers to be equipped with the necessary facilities for lighting,
ventilation, and equipment needed for elections on any island. This proclamation may be issued jointly with
the proclamation required in section 11-91."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED
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By Request |
Report Title:
Office of Elections Package; Election Proclamations
Description:
Amends the content to be included in an election proclamation that is required to be filed not later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day prior to the close of filing. Specifies that the county clerk, not the chief election officer, shall issue a proclamation on voter service centers and places of deposit.
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