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Hawaii State Legislature· SB 2466Act 082, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182).

Specifies that the Chief Election Officer may only be terminated for cause. (CD1), the official text

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THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2466

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER.

BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION
1.  Section 11-1.6,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as
follows:

"(g)
The chief election officer [is an at-will employee.] may only
be terminated for cause.  The
elections commission shall provide written notification of any removal and
state the reason for the removal."

SECTION 2.
Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3.
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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