Report Title:

Election of OHA Trustees; Paid by OHA

 

Description:

Requires that the election of trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs be paid by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

110

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to the election of the board of trustees of the office of hawaiian affairs.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 13D-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§13D-4[]] Election of board members. Members of the board of trustees shall be elected at a special election held in conjunction with the general election in every even-numbered year. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, members shall be nominated and elected in the manner prescribed by this title.

The cost of conducting special elections to elect trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs shall be borne by the office of Hawaiian affairs. The chief election officer shall determine the cost of conducting a special election and shall transmit a request for reimbursement to the office of Hawaiian affairs within ninety days of the completion of the special election. The office of Hawaiian affairs, upon determining that the request for reimbursement is accurate, shall remit payment to the chief election officer within thirty days of the determination.

Nomination papers. The chief election officer shall prepare the nomination papers in such a manner that a candidate desiring to file for election to the board shall be able to specify whether the candidate is seeking a seat requiring residency on a particular island or a seat without such residency requirement.

Ballot. The board of trustees ballot shall be prepared in such a manner that every voter qualified and registered under section 13D-3 shall be afforded the opportunity to vote for each and every candidate seeking election to the board. The ballot shall contain the names of all board candidates arranged alphabetically; provided that the names of candidates seeking seats requiring residency on a particular island shall also be grouped by island of residency. Each eligible voter shall be entitled to receive the board of trustees ballot and to vote for the number of seats available."

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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

INTRODUCED BY:

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