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Senate committee amends bill to set internal succession for chief election officer after heated public testimony
Summary
After hours of public testimony for and against letting the attorney general serve as interim chief elections officer, the Judiciary Committee substituted an internal chain-of-command succession and passed SB 21-43 with amendments to preserve continuity while limiting executive takeover concerns.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced SB 21-43 on a recommendation to pass with amendments after extensive public testimony about who should temporarily fill the chief election officer role if the position becomes vacant.
Supporters including the League of Women Voters, Indivisible Hawaii and Pride at Work Hawaii told the committee the state needs a clear interim authority to ensure election certification without delay. “This bill provides for an interim official to certify election results if the chief election officer…
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