Reapportionment commission
HRS §25-1
in effect25-1. Reapportionment commission
(a) A reapportionment commission shall be constituted before May 1 of each reapportionment year, and the members shall be appointed and certified to hold office until a general election is held under a reapportionment plan of the commission, or of a court of competent jurisdiction, or a new commission is constituted under article IV, section 2 of the state constitution, whichever event shall occur first.
(b) The reapportionment commission shall be
placed within the office of elections for administrative purposes only.
(c) In each regular session of the legislature
that immediately precedes a reapportionment year, the chief election officer
shall request an appropriation that is separate from the office of elections'
operating budget and sufficient to enable the commission to carry out its
duties, to be effective in the year in which the reapportionment commission is
constituted.
[L 1969, c 79, §1; am L 1979, c 51, §2; am L 1982, c 249, §2; am L
1992, c 320, §2; am L 2012, c 223, §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0025/HRS_0025-0001.htmFetched: 11/10/2026