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This concurrent resolution requests the Office of Elections to establish a working group focused on improving Hawaii's automatic voter registration system by transitioning from an opt-in to an opt-out model. The resolution highlights the state's historically low voter turnout, with only 32.1 percent of registered voters participating in the 2024 primary election, and seeks to maximize democratic participation by streamlining voter registration. The proposed working group would include representatives from the Office of Elections (who would chair the group), the Department of Transportation, the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Customer Services, and three advocacy organizations: Common Cause Hawaii, the League of Women Voters, and the Institute for Responsive Government. The working group is tasked with making recommendations for changing the automatic voter registration system and submitting a report with findings and potential legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2026 Regular Session, with the ultimate goal of making voter registration more convenient, secure, and inclusive.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=117&year=2025