Elections Commission, Office of Elections, State of Hawaii

Table of Contents:
Elections Commission Members
Duties of the Elections Commission
Notice of Elections Commission Meeting
Minutes of the Regular Meetings of the Elections Commission
Minutes of the Meeting of the Fact Finding Committee
Hawaii Administrative Rules for the Elections Commission

Press Release

Press Release (December 12, 2007) - Appointment of Chief Election Officer

Elections Commission

Act 57 (Bill No. HB 267, 2004) establishes a nine-member panel, called the Elections Commission, which replaces the Elections and Appointment Review Panel. The nine-member panel is composed of the following:

2 members appointed by the Senate President
2 members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader
2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House
2 members appointed by the House Minority Leader
1 member selected by a two-thirds vote of the Elections Commission serves as Chairperson

Each group of four Elections Commission members selected by each house will include one Elections Commission member from each of the four counties in the State: Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai.

A person from the same county as the departing Elections Commission member will fill a vacancy in the Elections Commission. If the vacancy is not filled within fifteen days, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will fill the vacancy.

The Elections Commission appoints the Chief Election Officer (CEO) and oversees the functions of the CEO and the Office of Elections.

Election Commission Members

Name	Appointing Authority	Island Representation	Term Expiration Date
Daniel Young	Chief Justice	Oahu	06/30/12
Yuki Lei Sugimura	House Speaker	Maui	06/30/10
John Chan	Senate President	Hawaii	06/30/10
Zale Okazaki	Senate President	Oahu	06/30/12
Harold Nelson	Senate Minority Leader	Kauai	06/30/10
Brian Nakashima	Chief Justice	Hawaii	06/30/12
Donna Soares	House Minority Leader	Maui	06/30/12
Richard Swift	House Minority Leader	Kauai	06/30/10
William Marston (Chairperson)