Candidate Qualification: Hawaii

Candidate Qualification: Hawaii


Justin Rigg’s continued work at yourfellowcitizen.com (highlights tracked here) keeps getting closer to the question of who, exactly, is responsible for qualifying candidates for federal office. As Justin comments concerning the Hawaiian paperwork:

There’s a law in Hawaii that states that the political party MUST declare their candidates as eligible:
HRS 11-113

(c) All candidates for President and Vice President of the United States shall be qualified for inclusion on the general election ballot under either of the following procedures:
(1) In the case of candidates of political parties which have been qualified to place candidates on the primary and general election ballots, the appropriate official of those parties shall file a sworn application with the chief election officer not later than 4:30 p.m. on the sixtieth day prior to the general election, which shall include:
(A) The name and address of each of the two candidates;
(B) A statement that each candidate is legally qualified to serve under the provisions of the United States Constitution;
(C) A statement that the candidates are the duly chosen candidates of both the state and the national party, giving the time, place, and manner of the selection.

So now I have answers to two of my three questions, for both parties.
1) Who was responsible for ensuring these candidates were qualified? For the Republicans, it was John Boehner, Jean Inman, and Willes Lee. For the Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Alice Travis Germond, Brian E. Schatz, and Lynne Matusow.

2) When were the candidates certified as eligible? For the Republicans, September 4th of 2008. For the Democrats, the 28th of August. (Which makes me wonder about the 60 day provision of the statute).

3) What evidence was presented by the candidates that allowed for a determination of eligibility to be made? WELL, NOW WE KNOW WHO TO ASK!

PDF documentation:
Hawaii Political Party Documentation
Obama South Carolina SOS Response
-Phil
http://www.therightsideoflife.com/?p=2196