HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Tommy Waters, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Josh Green, M.D.

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Sylvia Luke

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Alex M. Sonson

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

TIME:

2:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1656

RELATING TO SERVICE OF PROCESS.

Establishes who may serve civil process, standards and procedures for registering civil process servers, and an office of civil service process commission to regulate civil process servers.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 1023

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 1, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE AGE QUALIFICATION FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FROM THE AGE OF THIRTY YEARS TO THE AGE OF TWENTY‑FIVE YEARS.

Amends the constitution to change the age qualification for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor from the age of thirty years to the age of twenty‑five years.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 1132

RELATING TO ELECTION DAY POLL WATCHERS.

Requires each county to submit its list of poll watchers not later than 4:30 p.m. on the forty-fifth day prior to any election.  Requires anyone serving as a poll watcher to receive instruction and certification from authorized instructor.

 

JUD

HB 1135

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS.

Appropriates funds for the election commission to properly carry out its duties and responsibilities.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 371

RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

Authorizes and directs the governor to enter into an interstate compact requiring the State to certify electors of the same political party as that of the winner of the national popular vote in a presidential election.

 

JUD

HB 1131

RELATING TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION DATE.

Moves the date of the primary election from the second to the last Saturday in September to the second Saturday in August of every even numbered year.

 

JUD

HB 1133

RELATING TO ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION.

Authorizes voter registration on election day.  Requires office of elections to develop an election day registration system.  Makes appropriation.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 392

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Changes the age from which persons may pre-register to vote from seventeen to sixteen years of age.

 

JUD

HB 1041

RELATING TO ELECTIONS BY MAIL.

Establishes an election by mail voting system for state, federal, and county primary, special primary, general, and special elections; creates procedure and process for this method of voting.  Makes appropriation.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 764

RELATING TO VOTING.

Allows eligible voters to apply for permanent absentee voter status.  Permits permanent absentee voters to cast a vote at the polls on election day; provided that the person has not previously voted by absentee ballot.  Makes appropriations.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 389

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

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.

 

JUD

HB 1513

RELATING TO ELECTION OFFENSES.

Increases the financial penalties levied against those who are found guilty of an election fraud.

 

JUD

HB 1130

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Revises various campaign spending reporting deadlines.  Amends definitions of "contribution" and "expenditure".  Increases amount that may be spent per voter for state and county elections and adds prosecuting attorney as an election subject to spending limitation per voter.

 

JUD

HB 661

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Creates comprehensive public funding for elections to the state house of representatives; establishes qualifications, limitations on funding and use of funds, reporting requirements, amends chapter 11, part XII to reflect changes.

 

JUD, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)  THE  COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 422, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2)  THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).  WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

 

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8‑1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586‑6340.

 

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Rep. Tommy Waters

Chair