STAND. COM. REP. NO.  225

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.B. No. 461

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 461 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS ACT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the ability of members of the military and others eligible voters who are overseas to participate in all elections for federal, state, and local offices by enacting the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.

 

     The Department of Defense, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the Oahu Veterans Council, the Hawaii Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, and the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation supported this measure.  The Office of the City Clerk of the City and County of Honolulu and the Maui Office of the County Clerk did not support this bill, pointing out various inconsistencies.  The Office of Elections provided comments.

 

     Your Committee notes that there may be some inconsistencies between the provisions of this bill and the state's election laws and has therefore amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion.

 

    

     Your Committee also made technical, nonsubstantive, amendments for clarity and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 461, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 461, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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HENRY J. C. AQUINO, Chair