§11-41 Boards of registration, appointment, tenure. (a) There shall be four boards of registration: one for the island of Hawaii; one for the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kahoolawe; one for the island of Oahu; and one for the islands of Kauai and Niihau. The boards, which shall be in the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes, shall consist of three members each and shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate; their terms of office shall be four years.
(b) In no case shall any board consist entirely of members of one political party.
(c) The several boards of registration shall sit in the county seats of their respective counties on election day. The boards shall also sit at such other times as the clerk determines within the various representative districts in their respective counties to hear appeals, provided there are any, from the voters registered within such districts. The boards shall continue their sittings until all appeals have been heard.
(d) Reasonable notices of the sitting of the boards shall be given in their respective districts or counties. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 264, §1(d); am L 1983, c 34, §2; am L 1998, c 2, §3; am L 2005, c 199, §1]
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