Report Title:

Elections; Procurement

 

Description:

With regard to elections procurement, requires a final decision to be issued within 30 days of:  (1) the receipt of a request for an administrative hearing; or (2) the filing of an application for judicial review.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

862

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

 

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‑     Elections procurement.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a request for hearing is made pursuant to section 103D-709 with regard to any elections procurement, a final decision shall be issued within thirty days of the receipt of the request for hearing.  If a request for judicial review is made pursuant to section 103D-710, a decision shall be issued within thirty days of the filing of the application for judicial review.  However, in any event, if a request for hearing or an application for judicial review is not resolved by the fifteenth day of April in an election year, the administrative body or court shall lose jurisdiction, and the award of the procurement by the office of elections shall not be disturbed.  All time limitations on actions, as provided for in section 103D-712, shall remain in effect."

SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

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

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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By Request