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Introduced
01/22/2026
01/22/2026
In Committee
02/19/2026
02/19/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Requires the Office of Elections to include a notice to voters that a digital and print voter information guide is available. Requires the notice to be in thirty-two-point font and enclosed as a separate insert with each ballot. Requires the Office of Elections to maintain a notice on its website providing certain information about the voter information guide. Requires the Office of Elections to make the digital voter information guide available to the public no later than twenty-one days before the primary election and no later than fifty days before the general election. Appropriates funds. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
AI Summary
This bill aims to improve voter awareness of the digital and print voter information guide by requiring the Office of Elections to include a prominent notice with every ballot for both primary and general elections, stating that the guide is available and where to find it, with this notice to be printed in large, thirty-two-point font as a separate insert. Additionally, the Office of Elections must maintain a highly visible notice on its website that clearly informs visitors about the guide's availability and provides easy access to it, and the digital guide must be made public at least twenty-one days before a primary election and fifty days before a general election. The bill also appropriates funds to cover the costs associated with printing and distributing these notices.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (on 02/19/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2453&year=2026 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2453_SD1_.HTM |
| Committee Report SB2453_SD1_SSCR2468_ | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/CommReports/SB2453_SD1_SSCR2468_.pdf |
| SB2453_TESTIMONY_JDC_02-06-26_ | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/Testimony/SB2453_TESTIMONY_JDC_02-06-26_.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2453_.HTM |
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