STAND. COM. REP. NO.  963

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 428

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 428, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require an automatic recount of election votes when the difference between the two candidates with the two highest vote totals, or the difference between the affirmative and negative responses to a ballot question, is equal to or less than one hundred votes or 0.5 percent of the total number of votes cast for the prevailing candidate or ballot question, as applicable.

 

     The League of Women Voters of Hawaii, Common Cause Hawaii, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and one individual testified in support of this measure.  The Office of Elections provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 428, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair