Bill Text: HI HB130 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Validation Of Ballots.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-03 - Act 007, 03/31/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). [HB130 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-HB130-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO VALIDATION OF BALLOTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-108, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending subsection (c) to read:
"(c) Any ballot the validity of which cannot be
established upon receipt shall be retained by the clerk and shall not be
commingled with ballots for which validity has been established until the
validity of the ballot in question can be verified by the clerk. No ballot shall be included in an initial
tabulation until the clerk has determined its validity. The clerk shall make reasonable efforts to
determine the validity of ballots within [seven] five business
days following an election day. No ballot shall be validated beyond the [seventh] fifth
business day following an election."
2. By amending subsection (e) to read:
"(e)
No election result shall be certified pursuant to section 11-155 unless
all ballots verified as valid by the clerk within [seven]
five business days following an election day have been added to
the final tabulation. Recount of a final
tabulation shall be as provided by law."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Office of Elections Package; Mail-In Ballots; Validity; Timeframe
Description:
Changes the deadline for the validation of ballots following an election. (HD1)
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