STAND. COM. REP. No.
law
Honolulu, Hawaii
APRZ 1 2023
RE: H.C.R. NO. 87
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 87 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF
ELECTIONS TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO THE LEGISLATURE
ON THE COST AND PERSONNEL REQUIRED TO PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE
A VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this
measure is to request the
Office of Elections to prepare and submit a proposal to the
Legislature on the cost and personnel required to prepare and
distribute a voter information guide.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from two individuals. Your Committee received testimony in
opposition to this measure from one individual. Your Committee
received comments on this measure from the Office of Elections.
finds that the public needs access to
Your Committee
information on candidates for elected office and ballot questions
in a clear, standardized format. There is increasing demand for
access to information in a digital format. Voters with special—
needs require adaptive technology to access digital information,
and voters may require ballot information to be made available in
their native language. This measure will encourage the Office of
Elections to prepare to provide voters with candidate information
in a printed format, digital format, and screen reader=accessible
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format for voters with special needs who are unable to read
standard print due to disability, and a translation of the digital
voter information in various languages.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 87,
and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Judiciary,
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KARL RHOADS, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Judiciary
JDC
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
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D The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:
The Rec mendation is:
Pass, unamended
2312
D Pass, with amendments
2311
D Hold
2310
D Recommit
2313
RHOADs, Karl (C)
Members /
V/
Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
GABBARD, Mike (v0)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C.
V/
V/
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A.
AWA, Brenton
(//’)
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Recommendation:
TOTA L
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Adopted
f / / f D Not Adopted
Distribution:
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File with Committee Report
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Clerk's Office
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
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Committee File Copy
Revised: 11/30/22