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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2024
Last action Jan 30, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
14 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrian Tam
DDemocratic
P
Amy Perruso
DDemocratic
P
Daniel Holt
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Takayama
DDemocratic
P
JK
Jeanné Kapela
DDemocratic
P
Jenna Takenouchi
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Mahina Poepoe
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
Rose Martinez
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
Sonny Ganaden
DDemocratic
Co
Terez Amato
DDemocratic
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