Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 113 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP ON AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION.
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 113
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29	29	HOUSE RESOLUTION
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35	35	REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP ON AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION.
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43	43	WHEREAS, the legislature finds that every eligible person should be able to register to vote in a convenient and secure way that is beneficial to new voters and administrators alike; and WHEREAS, key voter registration improvements can ensure state election systems are secure and efficient, safeguard votes, and save money; and WHEREAS, in the 2024 primary election, for example, the State experienced its lowest turnout in sixty-five years, with only 32.1 percent of registered voters filling out a ballot; and WHEREAS, to improve statewide voter turnout, the Legislature must enact measures that strengthen the right to vote; and WHEREAS, in 2021, Hawaii established automatic voter registration to increase the State's historically low voter participation rates; and WHEREAS, the automatic voter registration system established by the Legislature was an opt-in system that places the responsibility for registration on the part of individual voters, which fails to fully include the total potential population of new voters; and WHEREAS, changing the State's automatic voter registration system from an opt-in to an opt-out model would maximize democratic participation by making voter registration as streamlined as possible; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that the Office of Elections is requested to convene a working group on automatic voter registration; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to make recommendations regarding changing the State's automatic voter registration system to an opt-out system; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to consist of the following members: (1) The Chief Election Officer of the Office of Elections or the Chief Election Officer's designee, who is requested to serve as the chairperson of the working group; (2) The Director of Transportation or the Director's designee; (3) The Director of the Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu or the Director's designee; (4) A representative from Common Cause Hawaii; (5) A representative from the League of Women Voters; and (6) A representative from the Institute for Responsive Government; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chief Election Officer, Director of Transportation, Director of the Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Executive Director of Common Cause Hawaii, President of the League of Women Voters, and Executive Director of the Institute for Responsive Government. OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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45	45	WHEREAS, the legislature finds that every eligible person should be able to register to vote in a convenient and secure way that is beneficial to new voters and administrators alike; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, key voter registration improvements can ensure state election systems are secure and efficient, safeguard votes, and save money; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, in the 2024 primary election, for example, the State experienced its lowest turnout in sixty-five years, with only 32.1 percent of registered voters filling out a ballot; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, to improve statewide voter turnout, the Legislature must enact measures that strengthen the right to vote; and
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61	61	WHEREAS, in 2021, Hawaii established automatic voter registration to increase the State's historically low voter participation rates; and
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65	65	WHEREAS, the automatic voter registration system established by the Legislature was an opt-in system that places the responsibility for registration on the part of individual voters, which fails to fully include the total potential population of new voters; and
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69	69	WHEREAS, changing the State's automatic voter registration system from an opt-in to an opt-out model would maximize democratic participation by making voter registration as streamlined as possible; now, therefore,
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73	73	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that the Office of Elections is requested to convene a working group on automatic voter registration; and
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77	77	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to make recommendations regarding changing the State's automatic voter registration system to an opt-out system; and
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81	81	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to consist of the following members:
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85	85	(1) The Chief Election Officer of the Office of Elections or the Chief Election Officer's designee, who is requested to serve as the chairperson of the working group;
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89	89	(2) The Director of Transportation or the Director's designee;
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93	93	(3) The Director of the Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu or the Director's designee;
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97	97	(4) A representative from Common Cause Hawaii;
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101	101	(5) A representative from the League of Women Voters; and
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105	105	(6) A representative from the Institute for Responsive Government; and
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109	109	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and
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113	113	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chief Election Officer, Director of Transportation, Director of the Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Executive Director of Common Cause Hawaii, President of the League of Women Voters, and Executive Director of the Institute for Responsive Government.
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121	121	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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135	135	Report Title: Office of Elections; Automatic Voter Registration Working Group
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