Hawaii Senator Ronald Kouchi has introduced SB 2046. It deletes the requirement that signatures on petitions to recognize a new party must include the entire date of birth. Signers would still need to show month and date, but no longer would be asked for the year. Senator Kouchi is President of the State Senate.
If you’re not getting rid of the full birthday, what’s the point?
Some people are vain about their age.
SECRET ONE voter sig forms – all nom/issue pets — NOOOO voter birthday dates
There are sometimes multiple people with the same name, so the point of the month and day of the birthday is to tell them apart.
@Ryan,
Petitions typically require a Voter ID number, a SSNO (at least 4 digits), a drivers license number, or a birthdate.
Voters don’t know their ID. They are reluctant to put their SSNO or drivers license number along with their signature on a sheet of paper thrust in their face by a stranger as they go about their daily lives.
It would be better for voters to appear in person to qualify candidates.
Yeah, that’s really going to happen.
Name and address are almost always enough to identify a unique voter. Many petitions don’t ask for anything else. A jr, sr, middle name etc solve almost every case where name and address are not enough. Anything past that is too rare to worry about.
Does Jim Riley want people to have to appear in person to qualify a referendum too? How many people? This is really just a proposal to cut down on third party and non-establishment candidates.
@Zach,
1/20 of 1% of votes cast in last gubernatorial election.
For a statewide office 200 persons based on 2018 election. For an average senate district 8 persons, for an average house district 4 persons.
How does that apply to I & R?