Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15

Current through Chapter 253 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 15 - Each house judge of qualifications of members

That each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members.

This prevents secretary of Territory and courts from passing on eligibility of a candidate for the legislature except when it is clearly their duty to do so: 14 H. 145; 15 Hawai'i. 329, 332. The supreme court formerly had exclusive jurisdiction in election cases: Const. of 1894, Art. 40; 15 H. 328. Referred to in 15 Hawai'i. 266; 16 Hawai'i. 245; 20 H. 312.

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