Report Title:

Candidates for Public Office; Public Service Announcements

 

Description:

Prohibits candidates for public office from appearing in public service announcements from the time of filing nomination papers until the time the person is no longer a candidate.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

389

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007

 

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-     Candidates for public office; public service announcements; public funds.  (a)  A person who is a candidate for office shall not appear in, or lend the person's name, image, or voice to any public service announcement or any advertisement that is produced on behalf of any state-administered program or paid for with state or public funds, from the time the candidate files nomination papers until the time the person is no longer a candidate for office.

     (b)  A candidate who is a public official shall be exempt from the prohibition specified in subsection (a) if the announcement or advertisement is in response to a disaster or state or national emergency; provided that the announcement or advertisement is reasonably necessary for an official function of the candidate.

     (c)  This section shall not be construed to prohibit a candidate from appearing in a broadcast of official state or county proceedings."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

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

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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