THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
COMMITTEE
ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR
Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair
Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice-Chair
MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
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DATE:
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
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TIME:
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9:00 AM
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PLACE:
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Conference Room 016
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
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DECISION MAKING ON THE
FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
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SB219
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Beginning with the primary election in an unspecified year, requires the
office of elections to implement elections by mail. Thereafter requires all
federal, state, and county primary, special primary, general, special
general, and special elections to be conducted by mail. Establishes a
minimum number of voter service centers per county and island, in lieu of
traditional polling places. Requires voter service centers to provide
services such as voter registration. Appropriates funds.
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JDL, WAM
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SB287
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Requires the office of elections to implement elections by mail in a county
with a population of less than 100,000, beginning with the 2016 primary
election. By 2018, requires all federal, state, and county primary, special
primary, general, special general, and special elections to be conducted by
mail. Enables absentee walk-in voting to continue prior to election day.
Ensures limited polling sites in each county remain open on election day for
absentee walk-in voting and to receive mail-in ballots. Appropriates funds
for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program.
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JDL, WAM
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SB286
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Establishes the office of the state inspector general, to be headed by the
state inspector general, within the office of the state auditor for
administrative purposes only. Requires the office of the state inspector
general to investigate complaints alleging fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption
by a state agency or quasi-public agency, or the officers or employees of a
state agency or quasi-public agency. Appropriates funds.
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JDL, WAM
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No testimony will be accepted.
FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and
measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both
underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the
agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-7344.