Bill Text: HI HB2397 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Primary Elections; Filing of Nomination Papers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-20 - (S) Act 126, 5/20/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 584). [HB2397 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB2397-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 39-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2397

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2397, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure compliance with the federal National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, P.L. 11-84 (federal Act), which requires states to mail absentee ballots to uniformed and oversees voters no later than 45 days prior to federal elections by:

 

     (1) Moving the date of the primary election to the second Saturday of August; and

 

     (2)  Requiring nomination papers to be filed no later than 4:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday in June of an election year.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Specifying the complete name of the federal Act in the purpose and findings section of the bill;

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to January 1, 2011; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2397, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2397, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair		____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair