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HI HR125

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/14/2012

Primary Sponsor

Mark Takai

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Chief Elections Officer to convene a voter participation task force focused on voter registration and voter turnout in Hawaii.

  • Task force includes representatives from the Disability and Communications Access Board and one disabled person as members.

  • Committee amended the measure to replace the Lieutenant Governor with the Chief Elections Officer as the convener.

  • Common Cause Hawaii, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, and League of Women Voters testified in support of the resolution.

  • Recommends referral to the Committee on Finance as House Resolution No. 125, H.D. 1.

Legislative Description

Voter Participation Task Force

Last Action

(H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Cabanilla, Carroll, Mizuno, Thielen excused (4).

4/3/2012

Committee Referrals

Finance4/3/2012
Judiciary3/20/2012

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