Bill Text: HI SB383 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Voter Registration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [SB383 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB383-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to voter registration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-15.7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsection (a) to read as follows:
"[[]§11-15.7[]]
Automatic registration.
(a) An application for voter
registration shall automatically be a part of the application for
issuance of an identification card under section 286-303 and the application
for issuance of a driver's license under section 286-111. [Applications for an identification card
or driver's license shall not be processed until the applicant completes the
portion of the application related to voter registration and indicates the
applicant's choice of whether to register to vote.] The applicant shall
be offered the opportunity to opt-out of voter registration. If already registered to vote, the applicant
shall be offered the opportunity to decline any changes being made to their
name and address for voter registration purposes.
The submission of the application for the
issuance of an identification card under section 286-303 or the application for
a driver's license under section 286-111 shall be deemed to authorize the
examiner of drivers to collect and transmit the information necessary to
register the applicant as a voter [if the applicant made such a choice],
unless the applicant opted-out of registration, or to make changes to the
applicant's voter registration information unless the applicant declined such
changes. The examiner of drivers shall
electronically transmit the necessary information to the clerk of the county in
which the applicant resides, election officials, and the online voter
registration system pursuant to subsection (c).
The
examiner of drivers shall not transmit any information necessary to register an
applicant as a voter if the applicant made a choice not to be registered to
vote nor transmit any information necessary to make changes to the applicant's
voter registration information if the applicant declined [such] those
changes. The examiner of
drivers shall not transmit any information related to a voter application or
changes to the applicant's voter registration information
if the applicant presents a document demonstrating a lack of United States
citizenship."
SECTION 2. Section 286-111.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§286-111.5[]] Voter
registration. (a) A qualified applicant for a new or renewed
motor vehicle driver's license shall automatically be registered to vote with
the clerk of the appropriate county upon completion of the driver's license
application and application for voter registration as required in section 11-15.7
[if the qualified applicant makes a choice to register to vote on the
application form]. The applicant shall be offered the opportunity to
opt-out of voter registration.
If already registered to vote, the qualified applicant shall be offered
the opportunity to decline any changes being made to their name and address for
voter registration purposes.
(b) The submission of the application for voter
registration together with the license or permit application shall be deemed to
authorize the examiner of drivers to collect and transmit the information
necessary to register the qualified applicant as a voter [if the applicant
made such a choice], unless the applicant opted-out of registration,
or to make changes to the qualified applicant's voter registration information
unless the applicant declined such changes.
The examiner of drivers shall electronically transmit the necessary
information to the clerk of the county in which the qualified applicant
resides, election officials, and the online voter registration system pursuant
to section 11-15.7(c).
The
examiner of drivers shall not transmit any information necessary to register a
qualified applicant as a voter if the applicant made a choice not to be
registered to vote nor transmit any information necessary to make changes to
the qualified applicant's voter registration information if the applicant declined
[such] those changes. The
examiner of drivers shall not transmit any information related to a voter
application or changes to the applicant's voter registration information
if the applicant presents a document demonstrating a lack of United States citizenship.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "qualified applicant" means a person who qualifies to register as a voter by law."
SECTION 3. Section 286-303.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§286-303.5[]] Voter
registration. (a) A qualified applicant for a new, renewal, or
duplicate identification card shall automatically be registered to vote with
the clerk of the appropriate county upon completion of an application for
identification card and the application for voter registration as required by
section 11-15.7 [if the qualified applicant makes a choice to be registered
to vote]. The applicant shall be
offered the opportunity to opt-out of voter registration. If already registered to vote, the qualified
applicant shall be offered the opportunity to decline any changes being made to
their name and address for voter registration purposes.
(b) The submission of the application for voter
registration together with the application for the identification card shall be
deemed to authorize the examiner of drivers to collect and transmit the
information necessary to register the qualified applicant as a voter [if the
applicant made such a choice], unless the
applicant opted-out of registration, or to make changes to the
qualified applicant's voter registration information unless the applicant
declined [such] those changes.
The examiner of drivers shall electronically transmit the necessary
information to the clerk of the county in which the qualified applicant
resides, election officials, and the online voter registration system pursuant
to section 11-15.7(c).
The
examiner of drivers shall not transmit any information necessary to register a
qualified applicant as a voter if the applicant made a choice not to be
registered to vote nor transmit any information necessary to make changes to
the qualified applicant's voter registration information if the applicant
declined [such] those changes.
The examiner of drivers shall not transmit any information
related to a voter application or changes to the applicant's voter
registration information if the applicant presents a
document demonstrating a lack of United States citizenship.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "qualified applicant" means a person who qualifies to register as a voter by law."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Automatic Voter Registration; Driver's License; Identification Card; Opt-Out
Description:
Requires
that any person who applies for an identification card or driver's license be
automatically registered to vote.
Requires that the applicant be provided the opportunity to opt-out of
voter registration.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
