Bill Text: HI SB2146 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Relating To Publication Of Election Notices.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-06-29 - Act 062, 06/28/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163). [SB2146 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-SB2146-Amended.html

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2146

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

C.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO PUBLICATION OF ELECTION NOTICES.

 

 

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 I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§11-    Publication of election notices.  Notwithstanding any other statute, law, charter provision, ordinance, or rule to the contrary, whenever an election officer is required to issue a public notice in a statewide or county publication, the publication requirement shall be deemed satisfied upon the submission of the notice to the publication; provided that the notice is also conspicuously posted on the website associated with the election officer.  The inadvertent failure of a publication to publish a notice in a timely manner shall not invalidate any legal consequences or actions associated with the notice."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.



 

Report Title:

Office of Elections Package; Election Notices; Publication

 

Description:

Allows an election officer who is required to issue a public notice in a statewide or county publication to satisfy the publication requirement by submitting the notice to the publication and conspicuously posting the notice on the website associated with the election officer.  (CD1)

 

 

 

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