Hawaii Revised Statutes 11. Elections, Generally

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART II. REGISTRATION

PART III. BOARDS OF REGISTRATION

  • 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;...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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....

PART IV. APPEAL FROM BOARD OF REGISTRATION

  • 11-51 Appeal From Board.
    Applicability of Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, see HRCP rule 81(b)(10); appeal to appellate courts, see Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure. §11-51 Appeal from...
  • 11-52 Hearing; Decision Final.
    Applicability of Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, see HRCP rule 81(b)(10); appeal to appellate courts, see Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure. §11-52 Hearing; decision...
  • 11-53 Decision, Notice; Action On.
    Applicability of Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, see HRCP rule 81(b)(10); appeal to appellate courts, see Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure. §11-53 Decision, notice;...
  • 11-54 Status Pending Appeal.
    Applicability of Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, see HRCP rule 81(b)(10); appeal to appellate courts, see Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure. §11-54 Status pending...

PART V. PARTIES

PART VI. PRECINCT OFFICIALS AND WATCHERS

PART VII. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

PART VIII. BALLOTS

PART IX. VOTING PROCEDURES

PART X. VOTE DISPOSITION

  • 11-151 Vote Count.
    Each contest or question on a ballot shall be counted independently as follows: (1) If the votes cast in a contest or question are...
  • 11-152 Method of Counting.
    (a) In an election using the paper ballot voting system, immediately after the close of the polls, the chairperson of the precinct officials shall...
  • 11-153 More or Less Ballots Than Recorded.
    (a) If there are more ballots than the poll book indicates, this shall be an overage and if less ballots, it shall be an...
  • 11-154 Records, Etc.; Disposition.
    The final duty of the precinct officials in the operation of the precinct shall be to gather all records and supplies delivered to them and...
  • 11-155 Certification of Results of Election.
    On receipt of certified tabulations from the election officials concerned, the chief election officer or county clerk in county elections shall compile, certify, and...
  • 11-156 Certificate of Election and Certificate of Results, Form.
    The chief election officer or county clerk shall deliver certificates of election to the persons elected as determined under section 11-155. The chief election...
  • 11-157 in Case of Tie.
    In case of the failure of an election by reason of the equality of vote between two or more candidates, the tie shall be...

PART XI. ELECTION CONTESTS

PART XII. EXPENSES
A. Election Expenses

B. Election Campaign Contributions
and Expenditures--Repealed

PART XIII. CAMPAIGN FINANCE
A. General Provisions

  • 11-301 Purpose.
    The purpose of this part is to provide transparency in the campaign finance process. Any ambiguity in the provisions of this part shall be construed...
  • 11-302 Definitions.
    When used in this part: "Advertisement" means any communication, excluding sundry items such as bumper stickers, that: (1) Identifies a candidate directly or by...

B. Campaign Spending Commission

  • 11-311 Campaign Spending Commission Established; Composition.
    (a) There is established a campaign spending commission, which shall be placed within the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes. (b)...
  • 11-312 Terms of Office.
    The term of each commissioner shall be four years. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
  • 11-313 No Compensation.
    The commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties. [L...
  • 11-314 Duties of the Commission.
    The duties of the commission under this part are to: (1) Develop and adopt forms required by this part; (2) Adopt and publish a...
  • 11-315 Advisory Opinions.
    The commission may render written advisory opinions upon the request of any candidate, candidate committee, noncandidate committee, or other person or entity subject to...
  • 11-316 Political Activities Prohibited.
    (a) No commissioner or employee of the commission shall participate in any political campaign, including making a contribution to a candidate, candidate committee, or...
  • 11-317 Exemptions.
    (a) The 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)...

C. Registration

D. Reporting and Filing with the Commission

E. Contributions; Prohibitions; Limits

F. Loans

G. Expenditures

H. Advertisements

I. Enforcement

  • 11-401 Subpoena Powers.
    (a) The commission may subpoena witnesses, examine them under oath, and require the production of books, papers, documents, or objects to the commission office...
  • 11-402 Filing of Complaint.
    (a) A person alleging violations of this part shall file a complaint with the commission. (b) A complaint initiated by the commission shall be...
  • 11-403 Notice of Complaint; Opportunity to Explain or Respond to Complaint.
    (a) The commission shall give notice of receipt of the complaint and a copy of the complaint to the respondent. (b) The respondent may...
  • 11-404 Initial Determination by the Commission.
    The commission shall promptly determine, without regard to chapter 91, to: (1) Summarily dismiss the complaint; (2) Investigate further; (3) Make a preliminary determination;...
  • 11-405 Preliminary Determination Regarding Probable Cause.
    (a) Upon hearing the response, if the respondent explains or otherwise responds to the complaint, and upon completion of any investigation, the commission may...
  • 11-406 Waiver of Further Proceedings.
    The commission may waive further proceedings due to action the respondent takes to remedy or correct the alleged violation, including the payment of any...
  • 11-407 Contested Case Hearing.
    (a) A contested case hearing shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 91 and any rules adopted by the commission, except as provided in this...
  • 11-408 Dismissal.
    The complaint shall be dismissed if the commission makes a final determination that there is no violation of this part. [L 2010, c 211,...
  • 11-409 Final Determination of Violation; Order.
    If the commission makes a final determination of a violation of this part, its written decision with findings of fact and conclusions of law...
  • 11-410 Administrative Fines; Relief.
    (a) The commission may make a decision or issue an order affecting any person violating any provision of this part or section 281-22 that...
  • 11-411 Criminal Referral.
    In lieu of an administrative determination that a violation of this part has been committed, the commission may refer the complaint to the attorney...
  • 11-412 Criminal Prosecution.
    (a) Any person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally violates any provision of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any person who...

J. Partial Public Financing

Note

L 2011, c 142, 4 provides:

"SECTION 4. The office of elections shall continue to use its existing voter registration application forms where possible until such time as new forms are developed and printed by the office of elections to implement this Act [amending sections 11-15, 11-16, and 15-4]."

Last modified: October 27, 2016