THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

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.