HB 1716: ELECTIONS; POLITICAL PARTIES; QUALIFICATION; BALLOT PLACEMENT
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-04
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-05: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 919-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Establishes a process by which any political party continuously listed on the general election ballot for eight or more years shall be deemed continuously qualified for ballot placement. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
Mar 3, 2026
House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Feb 26, 2026
House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Feb 19, 2026