Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 2. Elections
11. Elections, Generally

11-1 Definitions. - §11-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this title, the words and...

11-1.5 Office of elections established. - §11-1.5 Office of elections established. (a) There is established an...

11-1.6 Appointment of the chief election officer; requirements; term; restrictions; salary; reappointment; removal. - §11-1.6 Appointment of the chief election officer; requirements; term; restrictions;...

11-1.55 Exemptions. - §11-1.55 Exemptions. The office of elections shall be exempt from...

11-2 Chief election officer; duties. - §11-2 Chief election officer; duties. (a) The chief election officer...

11-2.5 to 2.7 REPEALED. - § §11-2.5 to 2.7 REPEALED. L 2004, c 57, §...

11-2.8 Publication of election notices. - §11-2.8 Publication of election notices. Notwithstanding any other statute, law,...

11-3 Application of chapter. - §11-3 Application of chapter. This chapter shall apply to all...

11-4 Rules. - §11-4 Rules. The chief election officer may make, amend, and...

11-5 Employees. - §11-5 Employees. (a) Pursuant to section 11-1.55, the chief election...

11-6 Petitions; withdrawal of signatures. - §11-6 Petitions; withdrawal of signatures. Wherever in this chapter the...

11-7 Elections commission. - §11-7 Elections commission. (a) There is established an elections commission...

11-7.5 Duties of the elections commission. - §11-7.5 Duties of the elections commission. The duties of the...

11-8 Elections commission; political activities. - §11-8 Elections commission; political activities. (a) No elections commission member...

11-8.5 Elections review program. - §11-8.5 Elections review program. The elections commission shall develop and...

11-9 Exemptions. - §11-9 Exemptions. The elections commission shall be exempt from section...

11-10 Candidates for public office; public service announcements; public funds. - §11-10 Candidates for public office; public service announcements; public funds....

11-10.5 Statewide voters with special needs advisory committee. - §11-10.5 Statewide voters with special needs advisory committee. (a) There...

11-10.6 County voters with special needs advisory committees. - §11-10.6 County voters with special needs advisory committees. (a) Each...

11-11 Registration. - §11-11 Registration. A person who registers as required by law...

11-12 Age; place of registering. - §11-12 Age; place of registering. (a) Every person who has...

11-13 Rules for determining residency. - §11-13 Rules for determining residency. For the purpose of this...

11-14 General county register; restrictions in use. - §11-14 General county register; restrictions in use. (a) The clerk...

11-14.5 Residence address; confidentiality. - §11-14.5 Residence address; confidentiality. (a) If a life threatening circumstance...

11-14.6 REPEALED. L 1997, c 157, §3. - §11-14.6 REPEALED. L 1997, c 157, §3.

11-15 Application to register. - §11-15 Application to register. (a) Any person qualified to and...

11-15.2 Same day in-person registration. (a) Notwithstanding the closing of the general county register pursuant to section 11-24, a person who is not registered to vote may register by appearing in person at any voter service center on or before ele... - §11-15.2 Same day in-person registration. (a) Notwithstanding the closing of...

11-15.3 Application to register electronically. - §11-15.3 Application to register electronically. (a) Notwithstanding any law to...

11-15.5 Duties of all state agencies; voter registration. - §11-15.5 Duties of all state agencies; voter registration. Each state...

11-15.7 Automatic registration. - §11-15.7 Automatic registration. (a) An application for voter registration shall...

11-16 Application when not made in person. - §11-16 Application when not made in person. (a) Any qualified...

11-17 Removal of names from register, when; reregistration. - §11-17 Removal of names from register, when; reregistration. (a) The...

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...

11-19 Registration from one county to another. - §11-19 Registration from one county to another. Whenever a registered...

11-20 Transfers; name changes; initiated by clerk. - §11-20 Transfers; name changes; initiated by clerk. (a) The clerks...

11-21 Change of name, transfer on election day. - §11-21 Change of name, transfer on election day. (a) The...

11-22 Changing register; correction of errors. - §11-22 Changing register; correction of errors. (a) The clerk shall...

11-23 Changing register; striking names of disqualified voters. - §11-23 Changing register; striking names of disqualified voters. Whenever the...

11-24 Closing register. - §11-24 Closing register. (a) At 4:30 p.m. on the tenth...

11-25 Challenge by voters; grounds; procedure. - §11-25 Challenge by voters; grounds; procedure. (a) Any registered voter...

11-26 Appeal from ruling on challenge; or failure of clerk to act. - §11-26 Appeal from ruling on challenge; or failure of clerk...

11-41 Boards of registration, appointment, tenure. - §11-41 Boards of registration, appointment, tenure. (a) There shall be...

11-42 Compensation. - §11-42 Compensation. Members of the boards of registration shall be...

11-43 Powers; procedures. - §11-43 Powers; procedures. (a) Each board of registration is given...

11-44 Records of proceedings. - §11-44 Records of proceedings. The several boards of registration shall...

11-51 Appeal from board. - Rules of Court Applicability of Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure,...

11-52 Hearing; decision final. - §11-52 Hearing; decision final. When the appeal is perfected, the...

11-53 Decision, notice; action on. - §11-53 Decision, notice; action on. Immediately upon rendering a final...

11-54 Status pending appeal. - §11-54 Status pending appeal. In case of an appeal from...

11-61 "Political party" defined. - Case Notes State's prohibition on write-in voting, as part of...

11-62 Qualification of political parties; petition. - §11-62 Qualification of political parties; petition. (a) Any group of...

11-63 Party rules, amendments to be filed. - §11-63 Party rules, amendments to be filed. All parties must...

11-64 Names of party officers to be filed. - §11-64 Names of party officers to be filed. All parties...

11-65 Determination of party disqualification; notice of disqualification. - §11-65 Determination of party disqualification; notice of disqualification. (a) Not...

11-71 to 11-75 REPEALED. - Note Part heading amended by L 2019, c 136, §3....

11-76 Compensation. - §11-76 Compensation. Election officials under the supervision and control of...

11-77 Appointment of watchers; service. - §11-77 Appointment of watchers; service. (a) Each qualified political party...

11-91 Proclamation. - §11-91 Proclamation. No later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth...

11-91.5 REPEALED. - §11-91.5 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §43.

11-92 REPEALED. - §11-92 REPEALED. L 1983, c 34, §8.

11-92.1 Election proclamation; establishment of a new precinct; voter service centers and places of deposit; changes to precinct boundaries. - §11-92.1 Election proclamation; establishment of a new precinct; voter service...

11-92.2 REPEALED. - §11-92.2 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §44.

11-92.3 Natural disasters; postponement; consolidation of precincts; special elections. - §11-92.3 Natural disasters; postponement; consolidation of precincts; special elections. (a)...

11-92.5 Minimum number of precincts. - §11-92.5 Minimum number of precincts. Beginning with the 2022 primary...

11-93 to 11-95 REPEALED. - § §11-93 to 11-95 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §...

11-96 Records prima facie evidence. - §11-96 Records prima facie evidence. Every record made pursuant to...

11-97 Records open to inspection. - §11-97 Records open to inspection. (a) A voter's full name,...

11-98 Forms and materials used in elections. - §11-98 Forms and materials used in elections. Books, blanks, records,...

11-99 Members of Congress, applicability of election laws. - §11-99 Members of Congress, applicability of election laws. The nomination...

11-101 Elections eligible to be conducted by mail. - Note Reports to 2020-2025 legislature on implementation of elections by...

11-102 Procedures for conducting elections by mail. - §11-102 Procedures for conducting elections by mail. (a) Ballot packages...

11-103 Public notice of mailing. - §11-103 Public notice of mailing. Public notice of the date...

11-104 Ballot instructions; ballot return. - §11-104 Ballot instructions; ballot return. (a) After a voter receives...

11-105 Replacement ballots. - §11-105 Replacement ballots. (a) A voter may obtain a replacement...

11-106 Deficient return identification envelopes. - §11-106 Deficient return identification envelopes. If: (1) A return identification...

11-107 Electronic transmission under certain circumstances. - §11-107 Electronic transmission under certain circumstances. (a) If a ballot...

11-108 Counting of mail-in ballots; validity; ballots included in recounts; certification of final tabulation. - §11-108 Counting of mail-in ballots; validity; ballots included in recounts;...

11-109 Voter service centers; places of deposit. - §11-109 Voter service centers; places of deposit. (a) Voter service...

11-110 Election expenses and responsibilities for elections by mail. - §11-110 Election expenses and responsibilities for elections by mail. (a)...

11-111 Official and facsimile ballots. - §11-111 Official and facsimile ballots. Ballots issued by the chief...

11-112 Contents of ballot. - §11-112 Contents of ballot. (a) The ballot shall contain the...

11-113 Presidential ballots. - §11-113 Presidential ballots. (a) In presidential elections, the names of...

11-114 Order of offices on ballot. - §11-114 Order of offices on ballot. The order of offices...

11-115 Arrangement of names on the ballot. - §11-115 Arrangement of names on the ballot. (a) The names...

11-116 Checking ballot form by candidates and parties. - §11-116 Checking ballot form by candidates and parties. Facsimiles of...

11-117 Withdrawal of candidates; disqualification; death; notice. - §11-117 Withdrawal of candidates; disqualification; death; notice. (a) Any candidate...

11-118 Vacancies; new candidates; insertion of names on ballots. - §11-118 Vacancies; new candidates; insertion of names on ballots. (a)...

11-118.5 Constitutional amendments, proposed; attorney general statement. - §11-118.5 Constitutional amendments, proposed; attorney general statement. (a) Any constitutional...

11-119 Printing; quantity. - §11-119 Printing; quantity. (a) The ballots shall be printed by...

11-120 REPEALED. - §11-120 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §48.

11-121 Ballot images. - §11-121 Ballot images. A voter shall not be prohibited from...

11-131 Voter service center hours. - §11-131 Voter service center hours. The hours of voting at...

11-132 Two hundred foot radius. - §11-132 Two hundred foot radius. (a) Election officials shall post...

11-133 to 11-136 REPEALED. - § §11-133 to 11-136 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §...

11-137 Secrecy; removal or exhibition of ballot. - §11-137 Secrecy; removal or exhibition of ballot. No person shall...

11-138 Time allowed voters. - §11-138 Time allowed voters. A voter shall be allowed to...

11-139 Voting assistance. - §11-139 Voting assistance. (a) Except as otherwise provided, any voter...

11-140 Spoiled ballots. - §11-140 Spoiled ballots. In elections using the paper ballot and...

11-151 Vote count. - §11-151 Vote count. Each contest or question on a ballot...

11-152 Method of counting. - §11-152 Method of counting. For votes cast using the electronic...

11-153 More or fewer ballots than recorded. - §11-153 More or fewer ballots than recorded. (a) If there...

11-154 Records, etc.; disposition. - §11-154 Records, etc.; disposition. The voted ballots shall be kept...

11-155 Certification of results of election. - §11-155 Certification of results of election. On receipt of certified...

11-156 Certificate of election and certificate of results, form. - §11-156 Certificate of election and certificate of results, form. The...

11-157 In case of tie. - §11-157 In case of tie. In case of the failure...

11-158 Mandatory recount of votes. - §11-158 Mandatory recount of votes. (a) The chief election officer,...

11-171 Applicability of this part. - Rules of Court Applicability of Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure,...

11-172 Contests for cause; generally. - §11-172 Contests for cause; generally. With respect to any election,...

11-173 REPEALED. - §11-173 REPEALED. L 1973, c 217, §1(yy).

11-173.5 Contests for cause in primary, special primary elections, and county elections held concurrently with a regularly scheduled primary or special primary election. - §11-173.5 Contests for cause in primary, special primary elections, and...

11-174 REPEALED. - §11-174 REPEALED. L 1973, c 217, §1(zz).

11-174.5 Contests for cause in general, special general, special, and runoff elections. (a) In general, special general, special, or runoff elections, the complaint shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court not later than 4:30 p.... - §11-174.5 Contests for cause in general, special general, special, and...

11-175 Powers of supreme court; costs. - §11-175 Powers of supreme court; costs. The supreme court may...

11-176 REPEALED. - §11-176 REPEALED. L 1973, c 217, §1(ddd).

11-181 REPEALED. - §11-181 REPEALED. L 2021, c 213, §46.

11-182 Election expenses when no county elections. - §11-182 Election expenses when no county elections. All expenses, including...

11-183 Election expenses when no state elections. - §11-183 Election expenses when no state elections. All expenses for...

11-184 REPEALED. - §11-184 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §53.

11-191 to 11-213 OLD REPEALED. § §11-191 to 11-225 REPEALED. - § §11-191 to 11-213 OLD REPEALED. L 1979, c 224....

11-226 REPEALED. - §11-226 REPEALED. L 2010, c 59, §2 and c 211,...

11-227 to 11-229 REPEALED. - § §11-227 to 11-229 REPEALED. L 2010, c 211, §9.

11-301 Purpose. - §11-301 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to provide...

11-302 Definitions. - §11-302 Definitions. When used in this part: "Advertisement" means any...

11-311 Campaign spending commission established; composition. - §11-311 Campaign spending commission established; composition. (a) There is established...

11-312 Terms of office. - §11-312 Terms of office. The term of each commissioner shall...

11-313 No compensation. - §11-313 No compensation. The commissioners shall serve without compensation but...

11-314 Duties of the commission. - §11-314 Duties of the commission. The duties of the commission...

11-315 Advisory opinions. - §11-315 Advisory opinions. The commission may render written advisory opinions...

11-316 Political activities prohibited. - §11-316 Political activities prohibited. (a) No commissioner or employee of...

11-317 Exemptions. - §11-317 Exemptions. (a) The commission shall be exempt from section...

11-321 Registration of candidate committee or noncandidate committee. - Case Notes The "noncandidate committee" definition and accompanying reporting and...

11-322 Organizational report, candidate committee. - §11-322 Organizational report, candidate committee. (a) The candidate committee organizational...

11-323 Organizational report, noncandidate committee. - §11-323 Organizational report, noncandidate committee. (a) The noncandidate committee organizational...

11-324 Treasurer. - §11-324 Treasurer. (a) Every candidate committee or noncandidate committee shall...

11-325 When an individual may not serve as a committee officer. - §11-325 When an individual may not serve as a committee...

11-326 Termination of candidate committee's or noncandidate committee's registration. - §11-326 Termination of candidate committee's or noncandidate committee's registration. A...

11-327 Ballot issue committee; contributions and expenditures. - §11-327 Ballot issue committee; contributions and expenditures. (a) A ballot...

11-331 Filing of reports, generally. - Case Notes The "noncandidate committee" definition and accompanying reporting and...

11-332 REPEALED. - §11-332 REPEALED. L 2013, c 112, § §11, 15.

11-333 Candidate committee reports. - §11-333 Candidate committee reports. (a) The candidate and treasurer shall...

11-334 Time for candidate committee to file preliminary, final, and supplemental reports. - §11-334 Time for candidate committee to file preliminary, final, and...

11-335 Noncandidate committee reports. - §11-335 Noncandidate committee reports. (a) The authorized person in the...

11-336 Time for noncandidate committee to file preliminary, final, and supplemental reports. - §11-336 Time for noncandidate committee to file preliminary, final, and...

11-337 Reporting expenditures. - §11-337 Reporting expenditures. (a) For purposes of this part, an...

11-338 Late contributions; late expenditures; report. - §11-338 Late contributions; late expenditures; report. (a) The candidate, authorized...

11-339 Candidate committees or noncandidate committees receiving and expending $1,000 or less in an election period. - §11-339 Candidate committees or noncandidate committees receiving and expending $1,000...

11-340 Failure to file report; filing a substantially defective or deficient report. - §11-340 Failure to file report; filing a substantially defective or...

11-341 Electioneering communications; statement of information. - §11-341 Electioneering communications; statement of information. (a) Each person who...

11-342 Fundraiser; notice of intent. - §11-342 Fundraiser; notice of intent. (a) No fundraiser shall be...

11-343 Reporting deadline. - §11-343 Reporting deadline. When any reporting deadline falls on a...

11-344 Sale or use of information. - §11-344 Sale or use of information. No information in the...

11-351 Contributions, generally. - §11-351 Contributions, generally. (a) Monetary contributions and other campaign funds...

11-352 False name contributions prohibited. - §11-352 False name contributions prohibited. (a) No person shall make...

11-353 Anonymous contributions prohibited. - §11-353 Anonymous contributions prohibited. (a) Except as provided in subsection...

11-354 Fundraising on state or county property prohibited. - §11-354 Fundraising on state or county property prohibited. (a) Except...

11-355 Contributions by state and county contractors prohibited. - §11-355 Contributions by state and county contractors prohibited. (a) It...

11-356 Contributions by foreign national or foreign corporation prohibited. - §11-356 Contributions by foreign national or foreign corporation prohibited. (a)...

11-357 Contributions to candidate committees; limits. - §11-357 Contributions to candidate committees; limits. (a) No person shall...

11-358 Contributions to noncandidate committees; limits. - §11-358 Contributions to noncandidate committees; limits. No person shall make...

11-359 Family contributions. - §11-359 Family contributions. (a) A contribution by a dependent minor...

11-360 Contributions to a party. - §11-360 Contributions to a party. (a) No person shall make...

11-361 Aggregation of contributions and expenditures. - §11-361 Aggregation of contributions and expenditures. (a) All contributions and...

11-362 Contributions limited from nonresident persons. - §11-362 Contributions limited from nonresident persons. (a) Contributions from all...

11-363 Other contributions and expenditures. - §11-363 Other contributions and expenditures. (a) Expenditures or disbursements for...

11-364 Excess contribution; return; escheat. - §11-364 Excess contribution; return; escheat. (a) Any candidate, candidate committee,...

11-371 Loan to candidate committee. - §11-371 Loan to candidate committee. (a) A candidate or candidate...

11-372 Reporting loan; written loan agreement. - §11-372 Reporting loan; written loan agreement. (a) Every loan shall...

11-373 Noncandidate committee loan prohibited. - §11-373 Noncandidate committee loan prohibited. A noncandidate committee shall not...

11-381 Campaign funds only used for certain purposes. - §11-381 Campaign funds only used for certain purposes. (a) Campaign...

11-382 Prohibited uses of campaign funds. - §11-382 Prohibited uses of campaign funds. Campaign funds shall not...

11-383 Exceptions. - §11-383 Exceptions. Notwithstanding sections 11-381 and 11-382: (1) A party...

11-384 Disposition of campaign funds; termination of registration. - §11-384 Disposition of campaign funds; termination of registration. (a) The...

11-391 Advertisements. - §11-391 Advertisements. (a) Any advertisement that is broadcast, televised, circulated,...

11-392 House bulletins. - §11-392 House bulletins. The costs of preparing, printing, and circulating...

11-393 Identification of certain top contributors to noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures. - §11-393 Identification of certain top contributors to noncandidate committees making...

11-401 Subpoena powers. - §11-401 Subpoena powers. (a) The commission may subpoena witnesses, examine...

11-402 Filing of complaint. - §11-402 Filing of complaint. (a) A person alleging violations of...

11-403 Notice of complaint; opportunity to explain or respond to complaint. - §11-403 Notice of complaint; opportunity to explain or respond to...

11-404 Initial determination by the commission. - §11-404 Initial determination by the commission. The commission shall promptly...

11-405 Preliminary determination regarding probable cause. - §11-405 Preliminary determination regarding probable cause. (a) Upon hearing the...

11-406 Waiver of further proceedings. - §11-406 Waiver of further proceedings. The commission may waive further...

11-407 Contested case hearing. - §11-407 Contested case hearing. (a) A contested case hearing shall...

11-408 Dismissal. - §11-408 Dismissal. The complaint shall be dismissed if the commission...

11-409 Final determination of violation; order. - §11-409 Final determination of violation; order. If the commission makes...

11-410 Administrative fines; relief. - §11-410 Administrative fines; relief. (a) The commission may make a...

11-411 Criminal referral. - §11-411 Criminal referral. In lieu of an administrative determination that...

11-412 Criminal prosecution. - §11-412 Criminal prosecution. (a) Any person who recklessly, knowingly, or...

11-421 Hawaii election campaign fund; creation. - §11-421 Hawaii election campaign fund; creation. (a) The Hawaii election...

11-422 Depletion of fund. - §11-422 Depletion of fund. (a) The commission shall be under...

11-423 Voluntary expenditure limits; filing affidavit. - §11-423 Voluntary expenditure limits; filing affidavit. (a) Any candidate may...

11-424 REPEALED. - §11-424 REPEALED. L 2014, c 140, §2.

11-425 Maximum amount of public funds available to candidate. - §11-425 Maximum amount of public funds available to candidate. (a)...

11-426 Candidate exceeds voluntary expenditure limit. - §11-426 Candidate exceeds voluntary expenditure limit. A candidate who files...

11-427 Reserving use of contributions. - §11-427 Reserving use of contributions. A candidate who files the...

11-428 Eligibility requirements for public funds. - §11-428 Eligibility requirements for public funds. In order to be...

11-429 Minimum qualifying contribution amounts; qualifying contribution statement. - §11-429 Minimum qualifying contribution amounts; qualifying contribution statement. (a) As...

11-430 Application for public funds. - §11-430 Application for public funds. (a) Each application for public...

11-431 Payment to candidate. - §11-431 Payment to candidate. (a) Upon the commission's approval of...

11-432 Use of public funds. - §11-432 Use of public funds. (a) Public funds shall be...

11-433 Post-election report required. - §11-433 Post-election report required. The treasurer shall electronically submit an...

11-434 Post-election examination and audit; return of funds. - §11-434 Post-election examination and audit; return of funds. (a) The...

11-435 Report and recommendation. - §11-435 Report and recommendation. In January of each year, the...

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Hawaii Revised Statutes Title 2. Elections 11. Elections, Generally

Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 2. Elections
11. Elections, Generally