Report Title:

Elections; Manual Vote Counting

Description:

Directs the chief election officer to develop and implement a method of manual counting of votes casts; requires manual count of votes for elections after January 1, 2006.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1094

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to elections.

 

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§11- Manual counting of votes cast. (a) The chief election officer shall develop and implement a method for manual counting of votes cast in any election contest for paper ballot voting, electronic voting, and any other voting system.

(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, manual counting of votes casts shall be required of all election contests held after January 1, 2006."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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