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HI Rev Stat § 11-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-7 Elections commission.

  §11-7 Elections commission. (a) There is established an elections commission within the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes. The elections commission shall consist of nine members who shall be selected as follows:  (1) The president of the senate shall select two elections commission members;  (2) The speaker of the house of representatives shall select two elections commission members;  (3) The senators belonging to a party or parties different from the president of the senate shall designate one senator to select two elections commission members;  (4) The representatives belonging to a party or parties different from the speaker of the house of representatives shall designate one representative to select two elections commission members; and  (5) One member, who shall serve as chairperson of the elections commission, shall be selected by the members of the elections commission selected pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (4); provided that each group of four elections commission members selected by each house shall include one elections commission member from each of the four counties.  (b) The chairperson of the elections commission under subsection (a)(5) shall be selected by a two-thirds vote.  (c) A vacancy in the elections commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment as specified in subsection (a) within fifteen days. A vacancy in the elections commission shall be filled with a person from the same county as the departing elections commission member. Elections commission member vacancies not filled within the times specified shall be filled promptly thereafter by the chief justice of the supreme court.  (d) The elections commission shall act by majority vote of its membership and shall establish its own procedures, except as may be provided by law.  (e) Notwithstanding section 26-34, elections commission member appointments shall not be subject to senatorial confirmation.  (f) The term of the elections commissioners shall be four years, except that with respect to the terms of the initial elections commission members, one member selected from each of subsection (a)(1) to (4) shall serve for a term of two years.  (g) The elections commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6]
HI Rev Stat § 11-7.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-7.5 Duties of the elections commission.

 §11-7.5 Duties of the elections commission. The duties of the elections commission are to:  (1) Hold public hearings;  (2) Investigate and hold hearings for receiving evidence of any violations and complaints;  (3) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91;  (4) Employ, without regard to chapter 76, a full-time chief election officer, pursuant to section 11-1.6;   (5) Conduct a performance evaluation of the chief election officer within two months after the date a general election is certified;  (6) Hold a public hearing on the performance of the chief election officer and consider the information gathered at the hearing in deliberations on the chief election officer's reappointment; and  (7) Advise the chief election officer on matters relating to elections. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6; am L 2015, c 173, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-8 Elections commission; political activities.

  §11-8 Elections commission; political activities. (a) No elections commission member shall take an active part in political management or in political campaigns.  (b) Each elections commission member shall retain the right to:  (1) Register and vote as the elections commission member chooses in any election;  (2) Participate in the nonpartisan activities of a civic, community, social, labor, or professional organization, or of a similar organization;  (3) Be a member of a political party or other political organization and participate in its activities to the extent consistent with law;  (4) Make a financial contribution to a political party or organization;  (5) Serve as an election judge or clerk or in a similar position to perform nonpartisan election duties, as prescribed by law; and  (6) Otherwise participate fully in public affairs, except as prohibited by law, in a manner which does not materially compromise the elections commission member's efficiency or integrity as an elections commission member or the neutrality, efficiency, or integrity of the elections commission.  (c) An elections commission member may request an advisory opinion from the state ethics commission to determine whether a particular activity constitutes or would constitute a violation of the code of ethics or this section. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6]
HI Rev Stat § 11-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-8.5 Elections review program.

 §11-8.5 Elections review program. The elections commission shall develop and implement an elections review program to:  (1) Review the operation and performance of elections;  (2) Make recommendations to the chief election officer on methods to improve elections;  (3) Establish policies for the administration of an elections observer program, to include ensuring the validity and reliability of election results;  (4) Conduct a biennial evaluation of the operation of elections;  (5) Submit the findings and recommendations from the biennial evaluation to the legislature, not less than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session held in odd-numbered years; and  (6) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6]
HI Rev Stat § 11-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-9 Exemptions.

  §11-9 Exemptions. The elections commission shall be exempt from section [26-35(a)(1), (4), and (5)] and shall:  (1) Make direct communications with the governor and legislature;  (2) Make all decisions regarding employment, appointment, promotion, transfer, demotion, discharge, and job descriptions of all officers and employees of or under the jurisdiction of the elections commission without the approval of the comptroller; and  (3) Purchase all supplies, equipment, or furniture without the approval of the comptroller.  The elections commission shall follow all applicable personnel laws. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6]
HI Rev Stat § 11-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-10 Candidates for public office; public service announcements; public funds.

  §11-10 Candidates for public office; public service announcements; public funds. (a) No person who is a candidate for public office shall appear in, or lend the person's name, image, or voice to, any public service announcement or any advertisement that is produced on behalf of any state-administered program or paid for with state, county or federal revenues, from the time the candidate files nomination papers until the day after the day of:  (1) The primary election, in the case of a candidate in a primary election who fails to be nominated to stand in a general election; or  (2) The general election, in the case of a candidate who is nominated in a primary election and seeks election in a general election.  (b) A candidate who holds public office shall be exempt from the prohibition specified in subsection (a) if the announcement or advertisement is in anticipation of or in response to a disaster or state or national emergency; provided that the announcement or advertisement is reasonably necessary for an official function of the candidate.  (c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit a candidate from appearing in a broadcast of official state, county, or federal proceedings. [L 2007, c 54, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 11-10.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-10.5 Statewide voters with special needs advisory committee.

  §11-10.5 Statewide voters with special needs advisory committee. (a) There is established a statewide voters with special needs advisory committee within the office of elections for administrative purposes. The purpose of the advisory committee is to ensure equal and independent access to voter registration, casting of ballots, and all other office of elections services.  (b) The advisory committee shall consist of five members appointed by the governor based on recommendations from organizations within the State that are comprised of a majority of officers and members who are persons with physical disabilities including visual impairment. Each member shall identify as a voter with special needs arising from physical disabilities including visual and hearing impairments that require an accommodation to vote. The terms of advisory committee members shall be four years; provided that initial terms shall be one, two, three, or four years to ensure staggered rotation of members.  (c) The advisory committee shall meet at least annually to review election procedures, services, and technology and access to information, and shall make recommendations to the office of elections on at least an annual basis. The advisory committee may meet and subsequently make recommendations at additional times as determined by a majority of the members. [L 2021, c 213, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-10.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-10.6 County voters with special needs advisory committees.

  §11-10.6 County voters with special needs advisory committees. (a) Each county shall establish a county voters with special needs advisory committee. The purpose of the advisory committee shall be to ensure equal and independent access to voter registration, casting of ballots, and all other county elections division services.  (b) Each advisory committee shall consist of five members appointed by the mayor of each respective county based on recommendations from organizations within the county that are comprised of a majority of officers and members who are persons with physical disabilities including visual impairment. Each member shall identify as a voter with special needs arising from physical disabilities including visual and hearing impairments which require an accommodation to vote. The terms of advisory committee members shall be four years; provided that initial terms shall be one, two, three, or four years to ensure staggered rotation of members.  (c) Each advisory committee shall meet at least annually to review election procedures, services, and technology and access to information, and shall make recommendations to the office of elections on at least an annual basis. The advisory committees may meet and subsequently make recommendations at additional times as determined by a majority of the members. [L 2021, c 213, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-11 Registration.

  §11-11 Registration. A person who registers as required by law shall be entitled to vote at any election provided that the person shall have attained the age of eighteen at the time of that election. The county clerk shall be responsible for voter registration in the respective counties and the keeping of the general register and precinct lists within the county. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1976, c 106, §1(1); gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 11-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-12 Age; place of registering.

 §11-12 Age; place of registering. (a) Every person who has reached the age of eighteen years or who is seventeen years of age and will be eighteen years of age by the date of the next election, and is otherwise qualified to register may do so for that election. The person shall then be listed upon the appropriate county general register and precinct list. No person shall register or vote in any other precinct than that in which the person resides except as provided in section 11-21.  (b) A person who is otherwise qualified to register and is at least sixteen years of age but will not be eighteen years of age by the date of the next election may preregister upon satisfactory proof of age and shall be automatically registered upon reaching age eighteen. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1972, c 77, §1; am L 1973, c 217, §1(d); am L 1976, c 106, §1(2); am L 1980, c 264, §1(b); gen ch 1985; am L 1993, c 24, §1] Case Notes  Cited: 133 H. 229 (App.), 325 P.3d 641 (2014).
HI Rev Stat § 11-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-14 General county register; restrictions in use.

  §11-14 General county register; restrictions in use. (a) The clerk of each county shall register all the voters in the clerk's county in the general county register. The register shall contain the name and address of each voter unless the voter's address is deemed confidential pursuant to section 11-14.5. Additional information required by section 11-15 may be included in the register at the discretion of the clerk. The general county register shall be available for election or government purposes only in accordance with section 11-97.  (b) The affidavits filed under section 11-15 and the general county register may be copied, and the clerk may release voter lists or data; provided that information furnished in the affidavits shall be copied or released for election or government purposes only in accordance with section 11-97.  (c) Voter registration information that is collected and maintained by the clerk of each county may be transmitted to a central file for the purpose of correlating registration data to prevent or detect duplicate voter registrations and for the compilation of election reports.  (d) Unless authorized under section 11-97, it shall be unlawful for any person to use, print, publish, or distribute any voter registration information acquired directly or indirectly from the voter registration affidavits or any list prepared therefrom. Any person who is designated by the clerk to register voters and collect voter registration affidavits shall be advised of the provisions of this subsection. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(e); am L 1976, c 106, §1(3); am L 1977, c 189, §1(2); am L 1979, c 139, §2; am L 1982, c 226, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 156, §5; am L 1998, c 23, §1; am L 2005, c 201, §2; am L 2012, c 225, §2] Cross References  Government records, see chapter 92F.  Records open to inspection, see §11-97.
HI Rev Stat § 11-14.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-14.5 Residence address; confidentiality.

 §11-14.5 Residence address; confidentiality. (a) If a life threatening circumstance exists to:  (1) A law enforcement person;  (2) The law enforcement person's family; or  (3) Persons otherwise determined by the clerk of the county in which the person is registered, that person may apply to the county clerk in writing to keep confidential the information relating to the residence address and telephone number contained in the affidavit of registration of that person, or any list or register prepared therefrom.  (b) If the disclosure of the residence address or telephone number of a person would result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or expose the person or a member of the person's family to risk of bodily harm, the person may apply to the chief election officer or county clerk to keep confidential the person's residence address and telephone number contained in the person's affidavit of registration, or any list or register prepared therefrom.  (c) Upon good cause shown, the clerk shall determine whether to grant confidentiality in accordance with rules established by the chief election officer, and that decision shall be final.  (d) If the voter registration of a person covered by this section is challenged, the clerk shall release the residence address of that person to the challenger pursuant to rules established by the chief election officer. If an appeal is taken relating to the challenge, the residence address shall also be released to the appropriate appellate body. [L 1990, c 156, §2; am L 1997, c 157, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 11-14.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-14.6 REPEALED. L 1997, c 157, §3.

 §11-14.6  REPEALED. L 1997, c 157, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 11-15.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-15.3 Application to register electronically.

  §11-15.3 Application to register electronically. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the clerk of each county may permit a person who has valid government-issued identification that is capable of electronic confirmation to submit an application to register to vote electronically in lieu of a traditional signed application by mail or in person.  (b) The electronic application to register to vote shall be substantially similar in content to the application to register pursuant to section 11-15, and shall require the applicant to provide substantially similar information.  (c) The applicant's use of the electronic application to register shall constitute consent for election officials to obtain confirmatory information regarding the applicant from government databases associated with government-issued identification, including the applicant's signature.  (d) The applicant's signature obtained from the government database may be utilized by election officials to validate and confirm a voter's identity in any election-related matter in which a signature is necessary.  (e) The online application system may require additional information from applicants, such as security questions to authenticate any future voter registration transactions by the applicant. [L 2012, c 225, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 11-15.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-15.5 Duties of all state agencies; voter registration.

  §11-15.5 Duties of all state agencies; voter registration. Each state agency that deals with the public shall make available to each member of the public eighteen years of age or older an application in the form of an affidavit for voter registration pursuant to section 11-15. The application shall be available by mail or in person depending on the manner in which the agency's services are requested by the person. The form of the application may be identical to that described and found in public telephone directories. [L 1993, c 100, §1] Cross References  Election services, provisions, and charges, see §16-3.
HI Rev Stat § 11-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-16 Application when not made in person.

 §11-16 Application when not made in person. (a) Any qualified person unable for any cause to appear in person before the clerk for registration may register to vote by mail, not later than thirty days prior to a primary or general election, through the affidavit on application for voter registration or other form prescribed by the chief election officer. The form shall include a self-subscribing oath for the applicant to swear to the truth of the allegations in the application. An applicant unable to write for reason of illiteracy, blindness, or other physical disability shall have the applicant's mark witnessed by a person who shall sign the affidavit in the space provided. Each application form shall also include a space to request a permanent absentee ballot. Application forms shall be made available to any qualified person through community groups, political parties, and other groups prescribed by the chief election officer. Application forms shall be made available to any qualified person at the time of that person's driver's license application or renewal through the examiner of drivers.  (b) Upon receipt of the properly executed application, the clerk shall proceed to number the same and register the name of the voter in the general county register as provided in section 11-15. In registering persons under this section the clerk may accept requests for absentee ballot submitted in accordance with the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 or other similar federal law as being sufficient for registration purposes. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 45, §4; am L 2011, c 142, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 11-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-17 Removal of names from register, when; reregistration.

  §11-17 Removal of names from register, when; reregistration. (a) The clerk, after every general election, shall remove the names of registered voters who were identified as having an outdated or undeliverable address who did not vote in all elections held during the two previous federal election cycles with the exception of anyone who preregistered pursuant to section 11-12(b). For this purpose, "vote" means the depositing of the ballot in the ballot box regardless of whether the ballot is blank or later rejected for any reason. In the case of voting machines, "vote" means the voter has activated the proper mechanism and fed the ballot into the machine. In the case of an election by mail pursuant to part VIIA, "vote" means the voter has returned the ballot to the chief election officer or clerk by the United States Postal Service, by personal delivery of the ballot to a place of deposit or voter service center, or by electronic transmission under certain circumstances pursuant to part VIIA.  (b) Before removal as noted in subsection (a), the clerk shall identify registered voter names from a postal database containing outdated or undeliverable addresses or by mailing a notice or other correspondence, properly addressed, and receiving a postal notation that the notice or other correspondence was not deliverable.  (c) Upon identification of names of registered voters as prescribed in subsection (b), the clerk shall conduct any notification mailings as required by applicable federal law.  (d) The clerk may also remove the name of any registered voter, if the voter so desires and properly notifies the clerk pursuant to the procedures established by the chief election officer.  (e) Any person whose name has been removed from the register may have that person's name restored in the register by presenting oneself to the clerk and reregistering pursuant to section 11-15, or by making application by mail or otherwise pursuant to procedures established by the clerk. The clerk shall require satisfactory evidence to establish the identity of the applicant. The names of all those persons shall be reentered in the register. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(g); am L 1975, c 36, §1(3); am L 1976, c 106, §1(5); am L 1981, c 195, §2; am L 1982, c 226, §1; am L 1983, c 124, §1; am L 1987, c 273, §1; am L 1990, c 45, §5 and c 134, §2; am L 1993, c 24, §2; am L 1994, c 119, §1; am L 2019, c 136, §7; am L 2021, c 213, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 11-18 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|11. Elections, Generally|11-18 Transfer of registration on removal from one precinct to another in same county.

 §11-18 Transfer of registration on removal from one precinct to another in same county. A registered voter who changes residence from one precinct to another prior to any election shall notify the clerk and change the registration to the proper precinct by the appropriate registration deadline; provided that no change of registration shall be allowed if the change of residence occurs after the close of registration for an election except pursuant to section 11-21(c). The change of registration due to a change of residence may be challenged as provided in section 11-25. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(h); am L 1985, c 203, §1; am L 1987, c 273, §2; am L 1992, c 129, §1]