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HI SB780

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the chief election officer and county clerks to exclude from ballots any candidate disqualified under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment (insurrection clause), Article XVI Section 3 of the Hawaii State Constitution, or other constitutional/statutory provisions

  • Establishes a challenge process where disputes over candidate inclusion or exclusion must be filed with the Hawaii Supreme Court no later than 57 days before the general election, with hearings held by day 54 and rulings issued by day 53

  • Adds candidate disqualification as grounds for filing an election contest complaint in the Supreme Court, with dismissal required if facts were previously raised in prior proceedings

  • Prohibits presidential electors and alternates from being individuals disqualified under the insurrection clause or Hawaii State Constitution provisions regarding attempts to overthrow the government

  • Creates a process for contesting nominations of presidential electors based on disqualification grounds, with determinations by the contested presidential electors' committee due by October 30 of the election year

Legislative Description

Relating To Elections.

Elections

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2/28/2025
Judiciary1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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