Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB2466: Relating to the Chief Elections Officer.
Status: Signed into law, June 4, 2026
Specifies that the Chief Election office who passes the standard state probationary period may only be terminated for cause.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER. SECTION I. Section 11-1.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: "(g) The chief election officer [io an-at-w±Tl omployee.] 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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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. 2026-2417 SB2466 CDl SMA.docx liiiiiiiiiiiiiininiinuiH S.
From the enrolled text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER. SECTION I. Section 11-1.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: "(g) The chief election officer [io an-at-w±Tl omployee.] 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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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. 2026-2417 SB2466 CDl SMA.docx liiiiiiiiiiiiiininiinuiH S.B. NO. Report Chief Election Officer; Termination Description: Specifies that the Chief Election Officer may only be terminated for cause. (CDl) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent. 2026-2417 SB2466 CDl SMA.docx
Sponsors
- Karl Rhoads (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Stanley Chang (D, 9)
- Carol Fukunaga (D, 11)