Bill Text: HI HB545 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Online Voter Registration
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2011-07-12 - (S) Vetoed on 07-12-11 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1341). [HB545 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-HB545-Amended.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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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. Chapter 11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§11‑ Online voter registration. (a) No later than January 1, 2014, the chief election officer shall create, implement, and maintain an electronic system for voter registration that is publicly available on the website of the office of elections.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person who is qualified to register to vote and who has a valid Hawaii driver's license or certificate of identification may submit an affidavit for voter registration electronically on the website of the office of elections.
(c) The chief election officer shall require a person who submits an affidavit pursuant to this section to include:
(1) The number from the applicant's Hawaii driver's license or certificate of identification;
(2) The applicant's date of birth;
(3) The last four digits of the applicant's social security number;
(4) The applicant's residence, including mailing address;
(5) A statement that the applicant's residence was acquired with the intent to make Hawaii the person's legal residence with its accompanying obligations;
(6) A statement that the applicant is a citizen; and
(7) Any other information the chief election officer deems necessary to establish the identity of the affiant.
(d) The applicant shall affirmatively attest to the truth of the information provided in the affidavit and affirmatively assent to the use of the applicant's signature from the applicant's driver's license or certificate of identification.
(e) For each electronic affidavit, the chief election officer shall obtain an electronic copy of the applicant's signature from the:
(1) Appropriate examiner of drivers, if the applicant provides a Hawaii driver's license number; or
(2) Attorney general, if the applicant provides a certificate of identification number.
(f) Upon submission of an electronic affidavit, the electronic voter registration system shall provide for immediate verification that the:
(1) Applicant has a Hawaii driver's license or certificate of identification;
(2) Number for the Hawaii driver's license or certificate of identification provided by the applicant matches the number on file with the examiner of drivers or attorney general, as the case may be; and
(3) Date of birth provided by the applicant matches the date of birth for that person that is on file with the examiner of drivers or attorney general, as the case may be.
(g) Upon verification of all information, in accordance with subsection (f), the electronic voter registration system shall provide immediate acknowledgement of receipt of the affidavit and information concerning the disposition shall be made available to the applicant.
Disposition letters shall be provided to the applicant by regular mail and by electronic mail when an electronic mail address is provided by the applicant.
(h) Upon receiving all information from an applicant and verifying that information in accordance with subsection (f), the chief election officer shall send the information to the appropriate county clerk for further action as required by this chapter.
(i) The chief election officer shall employ security measures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of voter registration affidavits submitted electronically pursuant to this section.
(j) The chief election officer may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this section."
SECTION 2. Section 11-15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) Any person qualified to and desiring
to register as a voter in any county shall make and subscribe to an application
in the form of an affidavit[.] pursuant to this section or section 11‑ .
The affidavit required to register to vote pursuant to this section shall contain the following information:
(1) Name;
(2) Social security number;
(3) Date of birth;
(4) Residence, including mailing address;
(5) That the residence stated in the affidavit is not simply because of the person's presence in the State but that the residence was acquired with the intent to make Hawaii the person's legal residence with all the accompanying obligations therein; and
(6) That the person is a citizen."
SECTION 3. The department of the attorney general, examiner of drivers for each county, county clerks, and office of elections shall cooperate to modify their respective applicable computer systems, develop and implement new computer software, or otherwise develop a method by which the office of elections may immediately or within the time period specified in section 1 of this Act verify the information in the voter registration affidavits described in section 1 of this Act and may obtain an electronic copy of each applicant's signature. No state or county agency shall charge the office of elections any fees or costs related to compliance with this section.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on January 7, 2050.
Report Title:
Online Voter Registration
Description:
Requires electronic voter registration on the website of the office of elections by January 1, 2014. Establishes requirements for online voter registration, including identification and affidavits. Effective January 7, 2050. (SD1)
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