Bill Text: HI SB9 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Boards Of Registration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Act 013, 04/19/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). [SB9 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB9-Amended.html
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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 BOARDS OF REGISTRATION.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-41, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a) There shall be four boards of
registration: one for the island of
Hawaii; one for the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kahoolawe; one for the
island of Oahu; and one for the islands of Kauai and Niihau. The boards, which shall be in the department
of accounting and general services for administrative purposes, shall consist
of three members each [and] who shall be appointed by the
governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate; their terms of
office shall be four years. Each
member shall, at the time of appointment and continuing through their term of
office, be a registered voter in the respective county of the board to which
the member is appointed.
(b) In no case shall any board consist entirely of members of one political party. Party membership shall be the member's party membership at the time of appointment and shall be determined by the respective political party. If a member changes their party membership during their term of office, then the member's new party membership shall be their membership for the purposes of this subsection. Upon request by the governor or a senator, a member shall provide verification of party membership. A member shall also provide notice that they have changed their party membership to the governor and senate president if the member changes their party membership during their term of office."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
Report Title:
Elections; Boards of Registration; Political Parties
Description:
Requires members of each board of registration be a registered voter in the respective county of the board to which the member is appointed and remain a registered voter in that county for their term of office. Establishes methods for determining and verifying a board member's political party membership. Takes effect 1/1/2024. (SD1)
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
