STAND. COM. REP. NO.  129

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 532

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 532 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VOTING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation of $50,000 for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to the Office of Elections to distribute stickers with the phrase "I voted" at polling places during the 2018 primary and general election.

The Office of Elections and several individuals testified in support of the measure.  The Libertarian Party of Hawaii and an individual testified in opposition.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the amount of the appropriation to an unspecified amount; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 532, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 532, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair