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HI SB 1240

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Increases the number of voter service centers in the State. Requiring all voter services centers to operate during the same days and hours statewide. Clarifies that during each day of operation, during all hours of operation, each voter service center is to provide in-person voter registration, receive absentee and election-by-mail ballots, allow voters to vote in person, and provide voting machine services for persons with disabilities. Appropriates moneys to the counties for the administrative costs of voter service centers.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • AWAprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • DECORTEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-27

    Referred to EIG, WAM/JDC.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-21

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1240&year=2026

Attribution

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