STATE OF
OFFICE OF ELECTIONS
The purpose of Act 57 (Bill
No. HB267, 2004) is to amend the law relating to the Office of Elections and
the Campaign Spending Commission.
Act 57 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:
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.
Appointed
by Term Expiration Date
Daniel Young Chief Justice June
30, 2012
Yuki Lei Sugimura House Speaker June 30, 2010
John Chan Senate
President June 30, 2010
Zale Okazaki Senate
President June 30, 2012
Harold Nelson Senate
Minority June 30, 2010
Leader
Brian Nakashima Chief Justice June 30, 2012
Donna Soares House
Minority June 30, 2012
Leader
Richard Swift House
Minority June 30, 2010
Leader
William Marston
(Chairperson)
The duties of the Elections
Commission provided under ACT 57 §11-C are as follows:
1) Hold Public Hearings;
2) Investigate and hold hearings for receiving evidence of any
violations and
complaints;
3) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91;
4) Employ,
without regard to chapter 76, a full-time Chief Election Officer, pursuant to
section 11-1.6; and
5) Advise
the Chief Election Officer on matters relating to elections.
Office of Elections
Phone: 808-453-VOTE(8683)
TTY: 808-453-6150
Internet: www.hawaii.gov/elections
Office of Elections-FSVS532H
Rev. October 2008