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HI SB3226

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/8/2022

Primary Sponsor

Gil Keith-agaran

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Office of Elections shall prepare and post a digital voter information guide on its website in screen reader-accessible format and provide a Hawaiian language translation.

  • Digital voter information guide shall include candidate photographs and statements (under 150 words), Attorney General explanations of state constitutional amendments, and county corporation counsel explanations of county charter amendments and ballot initiatives.

  • Office of Elections shall mail a notice with each primary election ballot informing voters that the digital guide is available online, with email notices to voters registered for alternate format ballots.

  • Online materials must comply with Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 standards.

  • Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal year 2022-2023 to prepare and mail voter notices; effective January 1, 2023 (with general effective date of July 30, 2075).

Legislative Description

Relating To Elections.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Branco, Ilagan, McKelvey, Ohno excused (4).

3/18/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/18/2022
Government Reform3/10/2022
Ways and Means2/18/2022
Judiciary1/28/2022

Full Bill Text

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