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HI Rev Stat § 16-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-23 Paper ballot; voting.

  §16-23 Paper ballot; voting. Upon receiving the ballot the voter shall proceed into one of the voting booths provided for the purpose, and shall mark the voter's ballot in the manner prescribed by section 16-22.  The voter shall then leave the booth and deliver the ballot to the voter service center official in charge of the ballot boxes. The voter service center official shall be sufficiently satisfied that there is but one ballot enclosed, whereupon the ballot shall be immediately dropped into the proper box by the voter service center official. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(b); am L 1977, c 189, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 2021, c 213, §40]
HI Rev Stat § 16-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-24 Count, public.

 §16-24 Count, public. Insofar as the limits of the room in which the voting takes place reasonably allow, no person shall be prevented from attending the counting of the ballots on election day, unless it is necessary to preserve the peace. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 16-25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-25 Order and method of counting.

 §16-25 Order and method of counting. Each ballot shall be counted and finished as to all the candidates thereon before counting a second and subsequent ballots. The ballots shall be counted by teams in the following manner only: by one election official announcing the vote in a loud clear voice, one election official tallying the vote, one election official watching the election official announcing the vote and one election official watching the election official tallying the vote. The election official doing the announcing or tallying and the election official watching that official shall not be of the same political party. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(c); gen ch 1993; am L 2019, c 136, §34]
HI Rev Stat § 16-26 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-26 Questionable ballots.

  §16-26 Questionable ballots. A ballot shall be questionable if:  (1) The ballot contains any mark or symbol whereby it can be identified, or any mark or symbol contrary to the provisions of law; or  (2) Two or more ballots are found in the ballot box so folded together as to make it clearly evident that more than one ballot was put in by one person, the ballots shall be set aside as provided below.  Each ballot that is held to be questionable shall be endorsed on the back by a voter service center official with the official's name or initials, and the word "questionable". All questionable ballots shall be set aside uncounted and disposed of as provided for ballots in section 11-154. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(d); gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 2021, c 213, §41]
HI Rev Stat § 16-27 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-27 Number of blank and questionable ballots; record of.

  §16-27 Number of blank and questionable ballots; record of. In addition to the count of the valid ballots, the voter service center officials shall, as to each separate official ballot, also determine and record the number of totally blank ballots and the number of questionable ballots. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(e); am L 2021, c 213, §42]
HI Rev Stat § 16-28 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-28 Declaration of results.

  §16-28 Declaration of results. When the voter service center officials have ascertained the number of votes given for each candidate they shall make public declaration of the whole number of votes cast, the names of the persons voted for, and the number of votes for each person. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(f); am L 2021, c 213, §43]
HI Rev Stat § 16-29 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-29 Tally sheets.

 §16-29 Tally sheets. The tally sheets used in counting the ballots cast shall be marked and handled in a secure fashion prescribed in rules and regulations promulgated by the chief election officer in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 16-41 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-41 Definitions.

Note Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(5).  §16-41 Definitions. "Counting center" means the computer facilities and surrounding premises designated by the chief election officer or the clerk in county elections where electronic voting system ballots are counted.  "Defective ballot" means any ballot delivered to the counting center in accordance with section 11-152 that cannot be read by the ballot reading device.  "Electronic voting system" means the method of recording votes which are counted by automatic tabulating equipment.  "Voter verifiable paper audit trail" means the paper record that constitutes a complete record of ballot selections that is verified by the voter. The record may also be used to assess the accuracy of the voting machine's electronic record and to verify the election results. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1975, c 36, §5(6); am L 2006, c 5, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 16-42 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-42 Electronic voting requirements.

 §16-42 Electronic voting requirements. (a) When used at primary or special primary elections, the automatic tabulating equipment of the electronic voting system shall count only votes for the candidates of one party, or nonpartisans. In all elections, the equipment shall reject all votes for an office when the number of votes therefor exceeds the number that the voter is entitled to cast.  No electronic voting system shall be used in any election unless it generates a paper ballot or voter verifiable paper audit trail that may be inspected and corrected by the voter before the vote is cast, and unless every paper ballot or voter verifiable paper audit trail is retained as the definitive record of the vote cast.  (b) The chief election officer may rely on electronic tallies created directly by electronic voting systems, in lieu of counting the paper ballots by hand or with a mechanical tabulation system if:   (1) The electronic voting system is subject to inspection, audit, and experimental testing, by qualified observers, before and after the election, pursuant to administrative rules adopted by the chief election officer under chapter 91;  (2) No upgrades, patches, fixes, or alterations shall be applied to the system through thirty days after the election;  (3) The chief election officer conducts a post-election, pre-certification audit of a random sample of not less than ten per cent of the precincts employing the electronic voting system, to verify that the electronic tallies generated by the system in those precincts equal hand tallies of the paper ballots generated by the system in those precincts; and  (4) If discrepancies appear in the pre-certification audits in paragraph (3), the chief election officer, pursuant to administrative rules, shall immediately conduct an expanded audit to determine the extent of misreporting in the system. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(g); am L 1979, c 139, §12; am L 2005, c 200, §1; am L 2006, c 5, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 16-43 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-43 Ballot handling.

 §16-43 Ballot handling. In every case where the ballots are handled by election officials or election employees for disposition upon completion of the tabulation, they shall be handled in the presence of not less than two officials assigned in accordance with section 16-45. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1975, c 36, §5(7); am L 2019, c 136, §35]
HI Rev Stat § 16-44 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-44 Counting center employees.

 §16-44 Counting center employees. (a) The chief election officer or clerk in county elections shall designate counting center employees who will be responsible for the tabulation of the ballots.  (b) Counting center employees shall follow the procedures established by the chief election officer for the tabulation of the ballots. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1975, c 36, §5(8)]
HI Rev Stat § 16-45 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-45 Official observers.

 §16-45 Official observers. Official observers shall be designated by the chief election officer or the clerk in county elections to be present at the counting centers and selected in the following manner:  (1) No less than one official observer designated by each political party;  (2) No less than one official observer from the news media;  (3) Additional official observers as space and facilities permit designated by the chief election officer in state elections and the clerk in county elections.  The chief election officer or clerk shall give all official observers reasonable notice of the time and place where the ballots shall be counted. No person shall be permitted in the counting center without the written authorization of the chief election officer or clerk. [L 1975, c 36, §5(9)]
HI Rev Stat § 16-46 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-46 Counting defective ballots.

 §16-46 Counting defective ballots. Counting center employees shall prepare a new ballot to replace each defective ballot; provided that the replacement ballot may not be counted until reviewed by at least two official observers. The defective ballots shall be segregated and the replacement ballots counted pursuant to rules adopted by the chief election officer. [L 1975, c 36, §5(9); am L 2019, c 136, §36]
HI Rev Stat § 16-47 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|16. Voting Systems|16-47 Preparation of absentee ballots.

  §16-47 Preparation of absentee ballots. Counting center employees in the presence of at least two official observers shall prepare absentee ballots for counting by automatic tabulating equipment in a manner that shall accurately reflect the votes cast by the absentee voters. [L 1980, c 264, §5(b)]
HI Rev Stat § 17-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|17. Vacancies|17-1 United States senator.

  §17-1 United States senator. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term at the following state general election; provided that the vacancy occurs not later than 4:30 p.m. on the twenty-first day prior to the date specified in section 12-6 for the close of filing nomination papers for regularly scheduled elections; otherwise at the state general election next following. The chief election officer shall issue a proclamation designating the election for filling the vacancy. All candidates for the unexpired term shall file nomination papers not later than the date and time specified in section 12-6 and shall be nominated and elected in accordance with this title. Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall serve until the election and qualification of the person duly elected to fill the vacancy and shall be, at the time of appointment, and shall have been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall be a resident of the State. If the prior incumbent was not a member of any political party, the governor shall appoint a person who is not and has not been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of any political party.  (b) Subsection (a) notwithstanding, when:  (1) A candidate other than the incumbent is duly elected to the office of United States senator at a general election; and  (2) The incumbent vacates the office at any time following the general election but prior to the expiration of the incumbent's term of office; the governor, no later than the business day following receipt of official notice of the vacancy, shall temporarily appoint the person duly elected to succeed the incumbent to immediately fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §7(a); am L 2007, c 57, §2; am L 2015, c 179, §1; am L 2018, c 214, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 17-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|17. Vacancies|17-2 United States representative.

 §17-2 United States representative. When a vacancy occurs in the representation of this State in the United States House of Representatives, the chief election officer shall issue a proclamation for an election to fill the vacancy. The proclamation shall be issued not later than on the sixtieth day prior to the election to fill the vacancy and shall contain the date, time, and places where the special election is to be held, the time within which nomination papers shall be filed, the time for transmitting to county clerks the notice designating the offices for which candidates are to be elected, the time for transmitting to county clerks lists of candidates to be voted for at the special election and such other matter as provided for in section 11-91 and which are not inconsistent with this section. The special election shall be conducted and the results ascertained so far as practicable, in accordance with this title. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §7(b); am L 1974, c 34, §4(a); gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 305, §6] Attorney General Opinions  Conflicts with Article I, §2, of U.S. Constitution with regard to unexpired terms for U.S. House of Representatives. Att. Gen. Op. 83-5.
HI Rev Stat § 17-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|17. Vacancies|17-4 State representatives.

 §17-4 State representatives. (a) Whenever any vacancy in the membership of the state house of representatives occurs, the governor shall make an appointment within sixty calendar days following the first day of vacancy to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall be, at the time of appointment, and shall have been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of the political party. The appointee shall, at the time of appointment, be a resident of the same state representative district as the prior incumbent. The political party shall submit the list of prospective appointees to the governor within thirty calendar days following the first day of vacancy.  (b) If the prior incumbent was not a member of any political party, the governor, within sixty calendar days following the first day of vacancy, shall appoint a person who is at the time of appointment a resident of the same state representative district as the prior incumbent and is not and has not been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of any political party. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 276, §2; am L 2007, c 57, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 17-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|17. Vacancies|17-5 REPEALED.

 §17-5 REPEALED.  L 1990, c 35, §5.
HI Rev Stat § 17-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|17. Vacancies|17-6 REPEALED.

 §17-6 REPEALED. L 2011, c 5, §17. Cross References  Board of education, see § §302A-121 to 302A-127.
HI Rev Stat § 17-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|17. Vacancies|17-7 Board of trustees, office of Hawaiian affairs.

 §17-7 Board of trustees, office of Hawaiian affairs. (a) Whenever any vacancy in the membership of the board of trustees occurs, the term of which ends at the next succeeding general election, the vacancy shall be filled by a two-thirds vote of the remaining members of the board. If the board fails to fill the vacancy within sixty days after it occurs, the governor shall fill the vacancy within ninety days after the vacancy occurs. When island residency is required under section 13D-1, the person so appointed shall reside on the island from which the vacancy occurred, and shall serve for the duration of the unexpired term.  (b) In the case of a vacancy, the term of which does not end at the next succeeding general election:  (1) If it occurs not later than on the ninetieth day prior to the next succeeding primary election, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term at the next succeeding general election. The chief election officer shall issue a proclamation designating the election for filling the vacancy. All candidates for the unexpired term shall file nomination papers not later than the date and time specified in section 12-6 and shall be nominated and elected in accordance with this title. Pending the election, the board or the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy in the manner prescribed under subsection (a). When island residency is required under section 13D-1, the person so appointed shall reside on the island from which the vacancy occurred, and shall serve for the duration of the unexpired term and shall serve until the election of the person duly elected to fill such vacancy.  (2) If it occurs after the ninetieth day prior to the next succeeding primary election, the board or the governor shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy in the manner prescribed under subsection (a). When island residency is required under section 13D-1, the person so appointed shall reside on the island from which the vacancy occurred, and shall serve for the duration of the unexpired term.  (c) All appointments made by the board or the governor under this section shall be made without consideration of the appointee's party preference or nonpartisanship. [L 1979, c 196, §9; am L 1980, c 247, §4; am L 1990, c 35, §4; am L 2012, c 26, §1; am L 2013, c 287, §4] Attorney General Opinions  Board required to fill vacant trustee's position created by forfeiture of office. Att. Gen. Op. 84-3.
HI Rev Stat § 19-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|19. Election Offense|19-1 Classes of offenses.

 §19-1 Classes of offenses. Except as otherwise provided, offenses against the election laws contained in this title are divided into two classes: "election frauds" and "misdemeanors". [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 19-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|19. Election Offense|19-2 REPEALED.

 §19-2 REPEALED. L 1974, c 34, §5(a).
HI Rev Stat § 19-3.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|19. Election Offense|19-3.5 Voter fraud.

  §19-3.5 Voter fraud. The following persons shall be guilty of a class C felony:  (1) Any person who knowingly registers another person to vote when that person is not entitled to register to vote;  (2) Any person who knowingly votes when the person is not entitled to vote;  (3) Any person who knowingly takes an oath in this title prescribed or authorized by law and wilfully makes any false statement of fact while under oath therein; or  (4) Any person who wilfully makes a false answer to any question asked of the person while under oath in this title prescribed or authorized by law. [L 1990, c 115, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 19-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|19. Election Offense|19-4 Penalties; disqualification for, removal from office; reports of convictions to chief election officer.

 §19-4 Penalties; disqualification for, removal from office; reports of convictions to chief election officer. Every person found guilty of an election fraud shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. Besides the punishment, the person shall be disqualified from voting and from being elected to, holding or occupying any office, elective or appointive. If the person so convicted holds any office, either elective or appointive, at the time of the conviction, the office shall at once and without mention in the sentence or other proceeding be vacated by the conviction. The judge before whom the conviction is had shall immediately transmit to the chief election officer and to the respective county clerks the name of the person, the offense of which the person has been convicted and the sentence of the court. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1970, c 188, §39; gen ch 1985; am L 2007, c 55, §1] Cross References  Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see § §701-107, 706-610(2), 640, 660.
HI Rev Stat § 19-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 2. Elections|19. Election Offense|19-5 REPEALED.

 §19-5 REPEALED. L 1975, c 146, §2(a).
HI Rev Stat § 21-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21. Legislative Hearings and Procedure|21-1 Purpose.

 §21-1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures governing legislative investigating committees to provide for the creation and operation of legislative investigating committees in a manner which will enable them to perform properly the powers and duties vested in them, including the conduct of hearings, in a fair and impartial manner, consistent with protection of the constitutional rights of persons called to testify at such hearings and preservation of the public good. [L 1969, c 211, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 21-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21. Legislative Hearings and Procedure|21-2 Definitions.

 §21-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "Hearing" means any meeting in the course of an investigatory proceeding, other than a preliminary conference or interview at which no testimony is taken under oath, conducted by an investigating committee for the purpose of taking testimony or receiving other evidence. A hearing may be open to the public or closed to the public.  "Investigating committee" means any of the following which are authorized to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of books, records, papers, and documents for the purpose of securing information on a specific subject for the use of the legislature:  (1) A standing or special or select committee or committee of the whole of either house of the legislature;  (2) A joint committee of both houses;  (3) An authorized subcommittee of a legislative committee; and  (4) Any body created by law, the members of which may include nonlegislators.  "Public hearing" means any hearing open to the public, or the proceedings of which are made available to the public. [L 1969, c 211, pt of §1] Revision Note  Numeric designations deleted and definitions rearranged.
HI Rev Stat § 21-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21. Legislative Hearings and Procedure|21-3 Establishment of investigating committees by legislature.

 §21-3 Establishment of investigating committees by legislature. (a) An investigating committee may exercise its powers during sessions of the legislature, and also in the interim between sessions when so provided by law or by the concurrent or single house resolution or statute by which the committee was established or from which it derives its investigatory powers.  (b) The concurrent or single house resolution or statute establishing an investigating committee shall state the committee's purposes, powers, duties and duration, the subject matter and scope of its investigatory authority, and the number of its members. [L 1969, c 211, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 21-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 3. Legislature|21. Legislative Hearings and Procedure|21-4 Adoption of rules.

 §21-4 Adoption of rules. Each investigating committee shall adopt rules, not inconsistent with law or any applicable rules of the legislature, governing its procedures, including the conduct of hearings. [L 1969, c 211, pt of §1]