STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2428
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2139
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 2139 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VACANCIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend filing deadlines to conform the timing of the filling a vacant state senate seat with the recently changed dates of primary elections.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Elections.
Your Committee finds that without conforming the filing deadlines, a candidate who has already filed for one office may not be able to withdraw their application in order to apply for a special election to fill a vacant senate seat, as the current amount of time is limited to one day.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2139 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Government Operations,
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________________________________ LAURA H. THIELEN, Chair |
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