Title 2, Elections

§11-42 Compensation. Members of the boards of registration shall be compensated pursuant to a schedule established by the chief election officer. The schedule shall be contained in rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1979, c 133, §1; am L 1987, c 2…

J. Partial Public Financing [§11-421] Hawaii election campaign fund; creation. (a) The Hawaii election campaign fund is created as a trust fund within the state treasury. (b) The fund shall consist of: (c) Moneys in the fund shall be paid to candidates by the comptroller as presc…

[§11-422] Depletion of fund. (a) The commission shall be under no obligation to provide moneys to candidates if, in the partial public funding program or comprehensive public funding for elections to the county of Hawaii council, moneys in the Hawaii election campaign fund are ne…

§11-423 Voluntary expenditure limits; filing affidavit. (a) Any candidate may voluntarily agree to limit the candidate's expenditures and those of the candidate's candidate committee or committees and the candidate's party on the candidate's behalf by filing an affidavit with the…

§11-425 Maximum amount of public funds available to candidate. (a) The maximum amount of public funds available in each election to a candidate for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, or mayor shall not exceed ten per cent of the expenditure limit established in section …

§11-426 Candidate exceeds voluntary expenditure limit. A candidate who files the affidavit agreeing to limit expenditures and who exceeds the expenditure limit for that election shall:

[§11-427] Reserving use of contributions. A candidate who files the affidavit voluntarily agreeing to limit expenditures and who receives contributions that in aggregate exceed the expenditure limit for an election shall reserve use of any contributions that exceed the limit unti…

[§11-428] Eligibility requirements for public funds. In order to be eligible to receive public funds for an election, a candidate shall certify that the candidate will meet all the following requirements:

[§11-429] Minimum qualifying contribution amounts; qualifying contribution statement. (a) As a condition of receiving public funds for a primary or general election, a candidate shall not be unopposed in any election for which public funds are sought, shall have filed an affidavi…

§11-43 Powers; procedures. (a) Each board of registration is given all of the powers and authority for the summoning and examining of witnesses and the maintenance of order, including the power to punish for contempt and award witness fees in accordance with section 621-7, by law…

[§11-430] Application for public funds. (a) Each application for public funds shall be signed by the candidate and notarized, and accompanied by the qualifying campaign contribution statement or statements. (b) The application shall be mailed or delivered to the commission and sh…

[§11-431] Payment to candidate. (a) Upon the commission's approval of the application and statement of qualifying contributions, the commission shall direct the comptroller to distribute matching public funds up to the maximum amount of public funds allowed by section 11-425. Pub…

[§11-432] Use of public funds. (a) Public funds shall be deposited in a depository institution, as defined in section 412:1-109, duly authorized to do business in the State, such as a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, depository financial services loan company, cr…

[§11-433] Post-election report required. The treasurer shall electronically submit an expenditure of public funds report to the commission no later than twenty days after a primary election and no later than thirty days after a general election certifying that all public funds pa…

[§11-434] Post-election examination and audit; return of funds. (a) The commission shall examine and audit the public funds received by all candidates, qualifying contributions, and the expenditures made by all candidates within sixty days after each general election. (b) The com…

[§11-435] Report and recommendation. In January of each year, the commission shall submit to the legislature:

§11-44 Records of proceedings. The several boards of registration shall each keep books of record in which full and detailed minutes shall be preserved of all their proceedings. The minutes shall be kept from day to day, and shall contain:

§11-5 Employees. (a) Pursuant to section 11-1.55, the chief election officer may employ a staff with or without regard to chapter 76 at the discretion of the chief election officer, and without regard to chapter 89 and section 28-8.3. The office of elections staff may: The chief …

PART IV. APPEAL FROM BOARD OF REGISTRATION §11-51 Appeal from board. Any affected person, political party, or any of the county clerks, may appeal to the intermediate appellate court, subject to chapter 602, in the manner provided for civil appeals from the circuit court; provide…

§11-52 Hearing; decision final. When the appeal is perfected, the court shall hear the appeal as soon thereafter as may be reasonable. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 202, §2; am L 2006, c 94, §1; am L 2010, c 109, §1]

§11-53 Decision, notice; action on. Immediately upon rendering a final decision upon any appeal, the court shall notify the board of registration from which the appeal was taken; and if the decision reverses the decision of the board, the board shall immediately order the registe…

§11-54 Status pending appeal. In case of an appeal from a decision of any board of registration the name of the person shall be placed or remain upon the register pending the decision of the appellate courts concerning the same. If the person so registered votes at any election b…

§11-6 Petitions; withdrawal of signatures. Wherever in this chapter the signatures of registered voters are required on a petition, any voter who, after signing a petition, seeks to withdraw the voter's signature may do so by providing notice in writing to the chief election offi…

PART V. PARTIES §11-61 "Political party" defined. (a) The term "political party" means any party which has qualified as a political party under sections 11-62 and 11-64 and has not been disqualified by this section. A political party shall be an association of voters united for t…

§11-62 Qualification of political parties; petition. (a) Any group of persons hereafter desiring to qualify as a political party for election ballot purposes in the State shall file with the chief election officer a petition as provided in this section. The petition for qualifica…

§11-63 Party rules, amendments to be filed. All parties must file their rules with the chief election officer not later than 4:30 p.m. on the one hundred seventieth day prior to the next primary. All amendments shall be filed with the chief election officer not later than 4:30 p.…

§11-64 Names of party officers to be filed. All parties shall submit to the chief election officer and the respective county clerks not later than 4:30 p.m. on the one hundred seventieth day prior to the next primary, a list of names and addresses of officers of the central commi…

§11-65 Determination of party disqualification; notice of disqualification. (a) Not later than 4:30 p.m. on the one hundred twentieth day after a general election, the chief election officer shall determine which parties were qualified to participate in the last general election,…

[§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: provided that each group o…

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

§11-76 Compensation. Election officials under the supervision and control of the office of elections on election day shall be compensated pursuant to a schedule established by the chief election officer. The schedule shall be contained in rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91. [L …

§11-77 Appointment of watchers; service. (a) Each qualified political party shall be entitled to appoint no more than one watcher who may be present at any time at a voter service center. Each party shall submit its list of watchers no later than 4:30 p.m. on the twentieth day be…

[§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: (c) An elections commission member may request an ad…

[§11-8.5] Elections review program. The elections commission shall develop and implement an elections review program to:

[§11-9] Exemptions. The elections commission shall be exempt from section [26-35(a)(1), (4), and (5)] and shall: The elections commission shall follow all applicable personnel laws. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6]

PART VII. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS §11-91 Proclamation. (a) No later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day before the close of filing in elections involving state offices, the chief election officer shall issue an election proclamation. In elections involving only county offices the clerk …

§11-92.1 Election proclamation; establishment of a new precinct; voter service centers and places of deposit; changes to precinct boundaries. (a) The clerk shall issue a proclamation listing all voter service centers and places of deposit, including the days each voter service ce…

§11-92.3 Natural disasters; postponement; consolidation of precincts; special elections. (a) In the event of a flood, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, high wind, or other natural disaster, occurring before an election where the extent of damage caused is such that the abil…

[§11-92.5] Minimum number of precincts. Beginning with the 2022 primary election, there shall be a minimum of four precincts in each district; provided that each inhabited island with at least one hundred residents shall include at least one precinct. [L 2021, c 213, pt of §2]

§11-96 Records prima facie evidence. Every record made pursuant to law by a board of registration of voters, or the precinct officials, shall be a prima facie evidence of the facts therein set forth, and shall be received as such in any court or tribunal in which the same is offe…

§11-97 Records open to inspection. (a) A voter's full name, district/precinct designation, and voter status shall be public; but all other personal information, as provided on the voter registration affidavit, shall be confidential except for election or government purposes in ac…

§11-98 Forms and materials used in elections. Books, blanks, records, certificates, and other forms and materials required by this title shall be of uniform character suitable for the voting system in use and shall be prescribed by the chief election officer after consultation wi…

§11-99 Members of Congress, applicability of election laws. The nomination and election of a senator or representative to Congress shall be in conformity to the laws applicable to the election of members of the state legislature except as expressly otherwise provided or where in …

PART I. NOMINATION; DETERMINATION OF CANDIDATES §12-1 Application of chapter. All candidates for elective office, except as provided in section 14-21, shall be nominated in accordance with this chapter and not otherwise. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2]

§12-2 Primary held when; candidates only those nominated. The primary shall be held on the second Saturday of August in every even numbered year. No person shall be a candidate for any general or special general election unless the person has been nominated in the immediately pre…

§12-2.5 Nomination papers; when available. Nomination papers shall be made available from the first working day of February in every even-numbered year; provided that in the case of a special primary or special election, nomination papers shall be made available at least ten days…

PART II. BALLOTS §12-21 Official party ballots. The primary or special primary ballot shall be clearly designated as such. The names of the candidates of each party qualifying under section 11-61 or 11-62 and of nonpartisan candidates may be printed on separate ballots, or on a s…

§12-3 Nomination paper; format; limitations. [Section effective until December 31, 2027. For section effective January 1, 2028, see below.] (a) No candidate's name shall be printed upon any official ballot to be used at any primary, special primary, or special election unless a n…

PART III. BALLOT SELECTION §12-31 Selection of party ballot; voting. No person eligible to vote in any primary or special primary election shall be required to state a party preference or nonpartisanship as a condition of voting. Each voter shall be issued the primary or special …

§12-4 Nomination papers; qualifications of signers. (a) No person shall sign the nomination papers of more than one candidate, partisan or nonpartisan, for the same office, unless there is more than one office in a class in which case no person shall sign papers for more than the…