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HI HCR64
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/24/2017
Primary Sponsor
Nicole Lowen
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AI Summary
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Urges the Office of Elections and county clerks to create and distribute information factsheets about proposed county charter amendments, state constitutional amendments, and ballot initiatives.
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Requires factsheets to be made available to voters at polling places on Election Day, on the Office of Elections and county clerk websites, at early voting locations statewide, and by mail.
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Notes that many voters arrive at polling places unaware of additional measures beyond candidate races and that ballot measure text alone may not provide sufficient information for informed voting decisions.
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Directs transmission of the concurrent resolution to the Governor, Elections Commission Chair, Chief Election Officer, and clerks of all four Hawaii counties.
Legislative Description
Urging The Office Of Elections And Clerks Of The Counties To Provide Information Factsheets About Proposed County Charter Amendments, State Constitutional Amendments, And Ballot Initiatives That Appear On The Ballot In Statewide And County Elections.
URGING THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS AND CLERKS OF THE COUNTIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FACTSHEETS ABOUT COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENTS, STA
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Oshiro, Say, Thielen excused (4).
3/29/2017