| Measure Title: | RELATING TO ELECTIONS. |
| Report Title: | Automatic Election Recounts |
| Description: | Requires the chief election officer or county clerk, in the case of a county election, to order a recount of all ballots cast when a small vote difference exists; provides deadlines for filing a complaint to contest the recount. Moves the date of the primary election to the second Saturday in August. (SD2) |
| Package: | Office of Elections |
| Companion: | SB1147 |
| Introducer(s): | SAY (BR) |
| Current Referral: | JHW, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2003 | H | Introduced |
| 1/24/2003 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 1/27/2003 | H | Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4. |
| 1/31/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-04-03 at 2:45 pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/4/2003 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Hamakawa, B. Oshiro, Chang, Herkes, Lee, M. Oshiro, Finnegan, Marumoto, Pendleton, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Souki; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Caldwell, Ito, Kanoho, Sonson. |
| 2/14/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 382) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN. |
| 2/14/2003 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Abinsay, Thielen excused. |
| 2/17/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-19-03 at 3:00 pm in House conference room 308. |
| 2/19/2003 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| 2/22/2003 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-25-03 at 5:30 pm in conference room 308. |
| 2/25/2003 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Takamine, Kawakami, Kaho`ohalahala, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mindo, Nakasone, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Waters, Bukoski, Jernigan, Meyer, Moses; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 2/28/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 821) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 2/28/2003 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-03. |
| 3/4/2003 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2) with none voting no and none excused. |
| 3/4/2003 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/6/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 235). |
| 3/6/2003 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/6/2003 | S | Deferred until 03-07-03. |
| 3/7/2003 | S | Referred to JHW, WAM. |
| 3/13/2003 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by JHW on 03-18-03 at 9:00 am in conference room 229. |
| 3/18/2003 | S | The committee on JHW deferred the measure until 03-19-03 at 9:00 am in conference room 229. |
| 3/19/2003 | S | The committee(s) on JHW recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JHW were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hanabusa, Chun Oakland, Kawamoto, Hogue; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) English ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Ihara. |
| 3/20/2003 | S | Reported from JHW (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1065) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 3/25/2003 | S | Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-28-03 at 9:00 am in conference room 211. |
| 3/28/2003 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 15 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Kokubun, Aduja, Espero, Hooser, Inouye, Kanno, Kawamoto, Kim, Sakamoto, Tsutsui, Hemmings, Slom, Trimble; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) English ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/4/2003 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1370) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 4/4/2003 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-03. |
| 4/8/2003 | S | Recommitted to WAM. |
| 8/21/2003 | D | Carried over to 2004 Regular Session |
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ConAm = Constitutional Amendment