STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2153

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 1005

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1005, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish presidential preference primary elections; and

(2) Appropriate funds to the Office of Elections for the administration of the presidential preference primary election.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Indivisible Hawaii, Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and numerous individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Stonewall Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of Elections, Office of the County Clerk of the County of Maui, Office of the City Clerk of the City and County of Honolulu, Office of the County Clerk of the County of Hawai‘i, Office of the County Clerk of the County of Kaua‘i, Democratic Party of Hawai‘i Labor Caucus, and one individual.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1005, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair