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HI HR70
Resolution
Status
3/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Scott Nishimoto
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AI Summary
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Request the Office of Elections to establish a task force by July 1, 2017 to study automatic voter registration systems in Hawaii.
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Task force directed to review Department of Transportation and county data systems for integration, examine federal voting laws (Help America Vote Act of 2002 and National Voter Registration Act of 1993), and assess feasibility and cost savings of automatic registration.
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Task force composition includes representatives from the Office of Elections, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, county clerks, Department of Transportation, Legislative Reference Bureau, and one appointee each from the Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor.
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Task force required to propose legislation implementing automatic voter registration and automatic permanent absentee voter registration at driver's license application or renewal.
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Task force to submit findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2018 Regular Session convening; task force ceases to exist upon adjournment of that session.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Office Of Elections To Convene A Task Force On Automatic Voter Registration.
Automatic Voter Registration Task Force
Last Action
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 Representative(s) Aquino, Oshiro, Say, Thielen excused (4).
3/29/2017