Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2115 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2115 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to elections. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2115
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	relating to elections.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Section 11-158, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsection (a) to read as follows: "[[]§11‑158[]] Mandatory recount of votes. (a) The chief election officer, or the clerk in the case of a county election, shall conduct a hand recount of all [votes] ballots cast for any office or ballot question in any election if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or question reveals that the difference in: (1) The number of [votes] ballots cast for a candidate apparently qualified for the general election ballot or elected to office and the number of [votes] ballots cast for the closest apparently defeated opponent; or (2) The number of [votes] ballots cast in the affirmative for the ballot question and the number of [votes] ballots cast in the negative for the ballot question, including when applicable, the tabulation of blank [votes,] ballots, is equal to or less than one hundred [votes or] ballots, one-quarter of one per cent of the total number of [votes] ballots cast for the contest, or the margin of error for the tabulation method utilized, whichever is greater." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. Section 11-158, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsection (a) to read as follows:
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51	51	"[[]§11‑158[]] Mandatory recount of votes. (a) The chief election officer, or the clerk in the case of a county election, shall conduct a hand recount of all [votes] ballots cast for any office or ballot question in any election if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or question reveals that the difference in:
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53	53	(1) The number of [votes] ballots cast for a candidate apparently qualified for the general election ballot or elected to office and the number of [votes] ballots cast for the closest apparently defeated opponent; or
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55	55	(2) The number of [votes] ballots cast in the affirmative for the ballot question and the number of [votes] ballots cast in the negative for the ballot question, including when applicable, the tabulation of blank [votes,] ballots,
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57	57	is equal to or less than one hundred [votes or] ballots, one-quarter of one per cent of the total number of [votes] ballots cast for the contest, or the margin of error for the tabulation method utilized, whichever is greater."
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59	59	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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61	61	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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75	75	Report Title: Elections; Ballots; Ballot Questions; Recount Description: Specifies that a recount of all ballots cast for any election shall occur if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or ballot question reveals that there is a difference equal to or less than one hundred votes, one-quarter of one per cent of the total number of ballots cast for the contest, or the margin of error for the tabulation method utilized, whichever is greater. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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91	91	Specifies that a recount of all ballots cast for any election shall occur if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or ballot question reveals that there is a difference equal to or less than one hundred votes, one-quarter of one per cent of the total number of ballots cast for the contest, or the margin of error for the tabulation method utilized, whichever is greater.
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99	99	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.