Hawaii Revised Statutes 16. Voting Systems

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 16-1 Voting Systems Authorized.
  The chief election officer may adopt, experiment with, or abandon any voting system authorized under this chapter or to be authorized by the legislature....
• 16-2 Voting System Requirements.
  All voting systems adopted under this chapter by the chief election officer or the legislature shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) It shall secure...
• 16-3 Election Services, Provisions, and Charges.
  The chief election officer may make voting systems and election services available to state agencies and private entities pursuant to rules adopted in accordance...

PART II. VOTING MACHINE SYSTEM

• 16-11 Definitions.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(1). §16-11 Definitions. "Protective counter" means an apparatus built into the voting machine which cannot be...
• 16-12 Voting Machines; Requirements.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(1). §16-12 Voting machines; requirements. No voting machine shall be installed for use in any election...

PART III. PAPER BALLOT VOTING SYSTEM

• 16-21 Definition.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(3). §16-21 Definition. "Paper ballot voting system" means the method of recording votes which are counted...
• 16-22 Marking.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(3). §16-22 Marking. The method of marking a paper ballot shall be prescribed by the chief...
• 16-23 Paper Ballot; Voting.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(3). §16-23 Paper ballot; voting. Upon receiving the ballot the voter shall proceed into one of...
• 16-24 Count, Public.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(3). §16-24 Count, public. Insofar as the limits of the room in which the voting takes...
• 16-25 Order and Method of Counting.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(3). §16-25 Order and method of counting. Each ballot shall be counted and finished as to...
• 16-26 Questionable Ballots.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(3). §16-26 Questionable ballots. A ballot shall be questionable if: (1) A ballot contains any mark...
• 16-27 Number of Blank and Questionable Ballots; Record Of.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(3). §16-27 Number of blank and questionable ballots; record of. In addition to the count of...
• 16-28 Declaration of Results.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(3). §16-28 Declaration of results. When the precinct officials have ascertained the number of votes given...
• 16-29 Tally Sheets.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(3). §16-29 Tally sheets. The tally sheets used in counting the ballots cast shall be marked...

PART IV. ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM

• 16-41 Definitions.
  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...
• 16-42 Electronic Voting Requirements.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(5). §16-42 Electronic voting requirements. (a) When used at primary or special primary elections, the automatic...
• 16-43 Ballot Handling.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(5). §16-43 Ballot handling. In every case where the ballots are handled by election officials or...
• 16-44 Counting Center Employees.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(5). §16-44 Counting center employees. (a) The chief election officer or clerk in county elections shall...
• 16-45 Official Observers.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(5). §16-45 Official observers. Official observers shall be designated by the chief election officer or the...
• 16-46 Counting Defective Ballots.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(5). §16-46 Counting defective ballots. Counting center employees in the presence of at least two official...
• 16-47 Preparation of Absentee Ballots.
  Part heading amended by L 1975, c 36, §5(5). [§16-47] Preparation of absentee ballots. Counting center employees in the presence of at least two...

Last modified: October 27, 2016