CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 35

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 19

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 19, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAST BALLOTS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to guarantee the vote of eligible voters who cast their ballot and then subsequently die or otherwise become ineligible before election day.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the State's vote by mail process does not have procedures for validating mail-in ballots cast by eligible voters who thereafter became ineligible. This measure ensures that voters who are eligible to vote and cast their ballot, then subsequently become ineligible to vote due to valid reasons, have their vote counted.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 19, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 19, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Chair

____________________________ KARL RHOADS Chair