夏威夷州最高法院裁决：选举委员会无主席时亦可开会，选举办公室须提供行政支持
夏威夷州最高法院10月30日作出裁决，要求夏威夷州选举办公室为夏威夷州选举委员会履行监督职责提供必要的行政支持。公共利益法律基金会11月2日发表声明，对这一裁决表示欢迎。
裁决针对的是首席选举官 Scott Nago 数月来阻止选举委员会开会的做法。选举委员会负责监督选举办公室的运作，公共利益法律基金会此前提交法庭之友意见书，支持选举委员 Ralph Cushnie 和 Tamara McKay，主张选举办公室无权阻止负责监督它的委员会开会。
根据裁决，在委员会没有主席的情况下，任何一名委员都可以要求获得召开会议所需的行政支持，选举办公室必须提供。这使委员会能够恢复工作、行使法定的监督权力，并选出临时主席。
裁决本身没有涉及具体选票或计票结果，只解决委员会能否开会这一程序问题。夏威夷州将于11月3日举行选举。
（来源：公共利益法律基金会）
Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Elections Commission Can Meet Without a Chair; Elections Office Must Provide Support
The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled on October 30 that the state Office of Elections must provide the administrative support the Hawaii Elections Commission needs to carry out its oversight duties. The Public Interest Legal Foundation welcomed the ruling in a statement on November 2.
The ruling addressed Chief Election Officer Scott Nago's months-long prevention of the Commission from meeting. The Commission oversees the Office of Elections, and the foundation had filed an amicus brief supporting Commissioners Ralph Cushnie and Tamara McKay, arguing that the office cannot keep the body charged with overseeing it from meeting.
Under the ruling, when the Commission lacks a chairperson, any single commissioner may request the administrative support needed to convene a meeting, and the Office of Elections must provide it. The decision allows the Commission to resume its work, exercise its lawful oversight authority and select a chair pro tem.
The ruling did not address any ballots or vote counts; it resolved only the procedural question of whether the Commission can meet. Hawaii holds its election on November 3.
(Source: Public Interest Legal Foundation)
来源：公共利益法律基金会
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