Hawaii HB 297: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Bill Text

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1 SECTION 1. Section 11-92.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 “~ll-92.1 Election proclamation; establishment of a new
4 precinct; voter service centers and places of deposit; changes
5 to precinct boundaries. (a) The clerk shall issue a
6 proclamation listing all voter service centers and places of
7 deposit, including the days each voter service center and place
8 of deposit is open and the hours of operations and location of
9 each voter service center and place of deposit, as may have been
10 determined by the clerk as of the proclamation date and whenever
11 a new precinct is established in any representative district.
12 There shall be at least one voter service center for each county
13 council district. On election day, each county council district
14 shall feature one voter service center open for in—person
15 voting. The clerk shall make arrangements for the rental or
16 erection of suitable shelter for the establishment of a voter
17 service center whenever public buildings are not available and
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1 shall cause these voter service centers to be equipped with the
2 necessary facilities for lighting, ventilation, and equipment
3 needed for elections on any island. This proclamation may be
4 issued jointly with the proclamation required in section 11—91.
5 (b) No change shall be made in the boundaries of any
6 precinct later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day before the close
7 of filing for an election.
8 (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), and pursuant to
9 section 15-2.5, the clerk is not required to establish voter
10 service centers for precincts affected by natural disasters, as
11 provided in section 15—2.5.”
12 SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
13 SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
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Report Title:
Voter Service Centers; Elections; Accessibility; Minority Caucus
Package
Description:
Requires that each county council district feature at least one
voter service center for elections. Provides further, that each
county council district must have one voter service center open
on election day.
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