RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS.

Deleted a specific appropriation of $2,267,021.06 for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, replacing it with a blank amount, indicating the funding level is undecided or pending further action.

Removed Section 2, which previously established rules for candidates to voluntarily agree to limit their campaign expenditures via affidavit.

Removed Section 3, which previously allowed candidates to voluntarily elect to allocate up to 75% of public funds to either the primary or general election.

Changed the placeholder effective date from November 4, 2026, to July 1, 3000, suggesting the bill is still in draft status and not ready for final passage.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies, such as removing bracketed text like '[County]' and standardizing the bill header and metadata.

Increased the maximum public funding percentages for various offices (e.g., Governor and Lieutenant Governor increased from 10% to 12.5% of expenditure limits) and raised the flat dollar caps for other offices.

Raised the matching fund rate from $1 for every $1 of excess qualifying contributions to $2 for every $1 of excess qualifying contributions.

Adjusted the state appropriation for the election campaign fund from $2,400,000 to $2,267,021.06 to align with the new funding limits.

Updated the minimum qualifying contribution amounts for various offices to reflect inflation, such as increasing the threshold for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from $1,500 to $5,500.

Added a new requirement for candidates to file a notarized affidavit agreeing to voluntary expenditure limits before filing nomination papers.

Added an effective date of November 4, 2026, to the bill.