STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3305

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2454

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2454, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Governor, in filling vacancies in the Senate, House of Representatives, and United States Senate, to select a replacement from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent. In addition, this measure requires prospective appointees to be registered members of the nominating political party for at least six months prior to the appointment.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from two individuals.

Your Committee finds that this measure would promote an element of fairness in filling legislative vacancies without compromising the integrity of the election process.

Your Committee has amended this measure in accordance with testimony received from two individuals to extend the amount of time a political party has to present its list of appointees to the Governor from twenty days to thirty days.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2454, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2454, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair