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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to elections.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the date of the primary election was recently advanced approximately one month from September to August. However, the deadline to file nomination papers to run for office was not similarly adjusted. A deadline to file nomination papers that is closer to an election limits the exposure of candidates to the public. By restoring the deadline to file nomination papers to approximately three months prior to the primary election, the public will have additional time to learn about the candidates running to represent them.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to change the deadline to file nomination papers from the first Tuesday in June to the first Tuesday in May for certain elections.
SECTION 2. Section 12-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) For members of Congress, state offices,
county offices, and the board of trustees for the office of Hawaiian affairs, nomination
papers shall be filed with the chief election officer, or clerk in case of
county offices, [not] no later than 4:30 p.m. on the first
Tuesday in [June.] May.
However, in the event of a special primary or special election, the
filing deadline shall be determined in the proclamation that is issued calling
for the election as provided for by state law or county charter. A state candidate from the counties of
Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai may file the declaration of candidacy with the
respective clerk. The clerk shall
transmit to the office of the chief election officer the state candidate's declaration
of candidacy without delay."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Primary Elections; Nomination Papers; Filing Deadline
Description:
Changes the deadline to file nomination papers for public office from the first Tuesday in June to the first Tuesday in May for certain elections.
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