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HI HB32

Bill

Official Source

Status

Enrolled

4/9/2013

Primary Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Chief Election Officer to establish a procedure for selecting a letter of the alphabet by lot to determine ballot ordering
  • Mandates that candidate names be arranged on ballots in alphabetical order beginning with the randomly selected letter
  • Intended to ensure fairness in the election process by eliminating alphabetical bias that may favor candidates with names beginning with early letters
  • Received comments from the Office of Elections, Office of the County Clerk of Kauai, and Office of the County Clerk of Maui
  • Committee on Judiciary recommends passage and advancement to Third Reading

Legislative Description

Elections; Ballot; Arrangement of Names

Last Action

Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 761).

5/2/2013

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Labor2/28/2013
Judiciary1/18/2013

Full Bill Text

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