Bill Text: HI HB92 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections; Absentee Voting; Military-Overseas Voting; Validity of Ballot Cast by Voter Who Becomes Ineligible
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-12-18 - Carried over to 2014 Regular Session. [HB92 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HB92-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to voting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§15- Ineligibility of voter after absentee ballot cast. The absentee ballot of any voter who was eligible to vote at the time the ballot was cast shall not be deemed invalid solely because the voter became ineligible to vote after casting the ballot. For the purposes of this section, "cast" means that the voter has:
(1) Deposited the absentee ballot in the mail for ballots mailed in accordance with section 15-9(a)(1);
(2) Delivered the absentee ballot to the appropriate county clerk or polling place in accordance with section 15-9(a)(2) or (3); or
(3) Completed voting in person at an absentee polling place."
SECTION 2. Chapter 15D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§15D- Ineligibility of covered voter after ballot cast. The military-overseas ballot of any covered voter who was eligible to vote at the time the ballot was cast in accordance with this chapter shall not be deemed invalid solely because the covered voter became ineligible to vote after casting the ballot."
SECTION 3. Section 15-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["§15-13 Death of voter prior to
opening of polls. Whenever sufficient proof is shown to the clerk
that an absentee voter who has returned the voter's return envelope has died
prior to the opening of the polls on the date of election, the voter's ballot
shall be deemed invalid and disposed of pursuant to section 11-154. The
casting of any such ballot shall not invalidate the election."]
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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:
Elections; Absentee Voting; Military-Overseas Voting; Validity of Ballot Cast by Voter Who Becomes Ineligible
Description:
Provides that the ballot of an absentee or military-overseas voter is valid even if the voter becomes ineligible to vote after casting the ballot.
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