Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 16 > Part IV - Electronic Voting System

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Ballot: includes :

  (1) A ballot summary reflecting a complete record of the ballot selections made by a voter utilizing an HTML ballot or similar accessible ballot that produces a ballot summary;

  (2) A voter verifiable paper audit trail in the event there is a discrepancy between a voting machine's electronic record of the voted ballot and the voter verifiable paper audit trail; and

  (3) A ballot used in an election by mail pursuant to part VIIA, including a ballot approved for electronic transmission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1

• Bonds: means bonds, notes, and other instruments of indebtedness. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 47-1
• Committee: means the joint legislative management committee established under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 21E-1
• Committee: means the joint legislative budget committee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 21F-2
• Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: means the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui and the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 47-1
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Director of finance: means the director of finance of each county. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 47-1
• Election officials: means persons designated as officials by the chief election officer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1
• Governing body: means the council of each county, or any other body exercising the legislative powers of the county. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 47-1
• House: means the state house of representatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 21F-2
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Legislative service agency: means the office of the auditor, the office of the legislative reference bureau, and the office of the ombudsman. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 21E-1
• Legislative service agency director: means the director or administrative head of a legislative service agency. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 21E-1
• Member: means a member of the joint legislative management committee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 21E-1
• Office: means the office of the legislative analyst. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 21F-2
• Senate: means the state senate. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 21F-2
• Voting system: means the use of paper ballots, electronic transmission, voting machines, elections by mail pursuant to part VIIA, absentee voting pursuant to chapter 15, or any system by which votes are cast and counted. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1