THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair |
Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair |
MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
TIME: |
9:00 AM |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
(Deferred from Friday, February 11, 2005)
SB 592 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS. Appropriates funds for the office of elections to meet the 5% matching fund requirement of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. |
JHW, WAM |
SB 433 |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS BY MAIL. Establishes a pilot program to have one or more precincts vote by mail in a federal or state primary or general election. |
JHW, WAM |
SB 642 |
RELATING TO VOTING. Establishes an election by mail program for all federal, state, and county primary, general, and special elections. Makes appropriation for program. |
JHW, WAM |
SB 1325 |
RELATING TO ELECTRONIC VOTING REQUIREMENTS. Requires that electronic voting systems also generate paper ballot to ensure accuracy. Establishes auditing procedures. |
JHW, WAM |
SB 1322 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Proposes a constitutional amendment to article V, section 6, of the State Constitution to provide that the attorney general be elected on a nonpartisan basis rather than be appointed by the governor. |
JHW, WAM |
SB 440 |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Strengthens and clarifies campaign spending law. Prohibits fundraising on state or county property. Limits contributions of out-of-state residents. Restricts certain contributions from banks, corporations, and labor organizations. Includes recorded telephone messages within definition of "advertising". Reduces time period that a county clerk must preserve campaign spending reports from 10 to 4 years. Allows campaign committees without a computer to file reports nonelectronically. Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charitable and other organizations. Limits noncandidate committees' contributions. Removes $50,000 public contract amount threshold to be prohibited from campaign contributions. Requires campaign loans to be repaid in one year. |
JHW |
SB 1689 |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Establishes a comprehensive public funding program for state legislative candidates and candidates for governor and lieutenant governor who agree to abide by campaign contribution and expenditure limits and meet other criteria. |
JHW, WAM |
No testimony will be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7793.