CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 152-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2018

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1401

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1401, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to reduce the logistical issues related to conducting elections at polling places by:

 

     (1)  Requiring all elections statewide to be conducted by mail beginning with the 2020 primary election;

 

     (2)  Establishing a limited number of voter service centers that would remain open on the day of an election; and

 

     (3)  Providing additional places for personal delivery of mail-in ballots.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the elections by mail program from a statewide program for all elections to a pilot program for the 2020 primary and general elections in any county with a population of less than 100,000;

 

     (2)  Appropriating $75,450 for the implementation and administration of the pilot program; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1401, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1401, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI

Chair

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO

Co-Chair

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN

Co-Chair

 

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SYLVIA LUKE

Co-Chair