SB 47 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO ARRANGEMENT OF CANDIDATE NAMES ON BALLOTS.

Summary

Requires that any new contract entered into by the Office of Elections for equipment or services relating to preparing ballots or counting votes include the capability to randomize the names of candidates appearing on the ballot if technologically possible. Requires candidate names to be randomized on ballots, to the greatest extent possible. Requires the Office of Elections to inform voters and candidates, by a method suited for the voting system, that the names of candidates may not be in alphabetical order. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2023 Last action Apr 24, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2023 · House Apr 13, 2023

How they voted

21–1

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 25

Mar 3, 2023

D Democratic23

21 Yea 2

91% Yea

R Republican2

1 Nay 1

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 14, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 799).

upper

Apr 13, 2023

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Todd excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Floor amendment adopted as amended HD 2 with none voting no and Representative(s) Todd excused.

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Floor Amendment No. 6 offered by Rep. Tarnas.

lower

Mar 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan.

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 3, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 35).

lower

Mar 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Kim, McKelvey. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Fevella, Fukunaga, Ihara). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 9, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Jan 18, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2023

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors