Chapter 11
Elections, Generally
TITLE 2. ELECTIONS
Chapter
11 Elections, Generally
12 Primary Elections
13 Board of Education–Repealed
13D Board of Trustees, Office of Hawaiian Affairs
14 Presidential Elections
14D Agreement among the States to Elect the President
by National Popular Vote
15 Absentee Voting
15A Voting by Mailing Ballot–Repealed
15D Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act
16 Voting Systems
16A Uniform Act for Voting by New Residents in Presidential
Elections–Repealed
17 Vacancies
18 Districting–Repealed
19 Election Offense
CHAPTER 11 [OLD]
VOTER REGISTRATION
REPEALED. L 1970, c 26, §3.
CHAPTER 11
ELECTIONS, GENERALLY
Part I. General Provisions
Section
11-1 Definitions
11-1.5 Office of elections established
11-1.55 Exemptions
11-1.6 Appointment of the chief election officer;
requirements; term; restrictions; salary;
reappointment; removal
11-2 Chief election officer; duties
11-2.5 to 2.7 Repealed
11-3 Application of chapter
11-4 Rules and regulations
11-5 Employees
11-6 Petitions; withdrawal of signatures
11-7 Elections commission
11-7.5 Duties of the elections commission
11-8 Elections commission; political activities
11-8.5 Elections review program
11-9 Exemptions
11-10 Candidates for public office; public service
announcements; public funds
Part II. Registration
11-11 Registration
11-12 Age; place of registering
11-13 Rules for determining residency
11-14 General county register; restrictions in use
11-14.5 Residence address; confidentiality
11-14.6 Repealed
11-15 Application to register
11-15.2 Late registration
11-15.3 Application to register electronically
11-15.5 Duties of all state agencies; voter registration
11-16 Application when not made in person
11-17 Removal of names from register, when;
reregistration
11-18 Transfer of registration on removal from one
precinct to another in same county
11-19 Registration from one county to another
11-20 Transfers; name changes; initiated by clerk
11-21 Change of name, transfer on election day
11-22 Changing register; correction of errors
11-23 Changing register; striking names of disqualified
voters
11-24 Closing register
11-25 Challenge by voters; grounds; procedure
11-26 Appeal from ruling on challenge; or failure of
clerk to act
Part III. Boards of Registration
11-41 Boards of registration, appointment, tenure
11-42 Compensation
11-43 Powers; procedures
11-44 Records of proceedings
Part IV. Appeal from Board of Registration
11-51 Appeal from board
11-52 Hearing; decision final
11-53 Decision, notice; action on
11-54 Status pending appeal
Part V. Parties
11-61 “Political party” defined
11-62 Qualification of political parties; petition
11-63 Party rules, amendments to be filed
11-64 Names of party officers to be filed
11-65 Determination of party disqualification; notice of
disqualification
Part VI. Precinct Officials and Watchers
11-71 Precinct officials; precinct requirements
11-72 Precinct officials; submission of names and
assignment; vacancies
11-73 Instruction of precinct officials
11-74 Meetings of precinct officials; procedure; oaths
11-75 Duties of precinct officials
11-76 Compensation
11-77 Appointment of watchers; service
Part VII. Conduct of Elections
11-91 Proclamation
11-91.5 Federal, state, and county elections by mail
11-92 Repealed
11-92.1 Election proclamation; establishment of a new
precinct
11-92.2 Multiple polling place sites
11-92.3 Consolidated precincts; natural disasters;
postponement; absentee voting required; special
elections
11-93 Voting units
11-94 Exemptions of voters on election day
11-95 Employees entitled to leave on election day for
voting
11-96 Records prima facie evidence
11-97 Records open to inspection
11-98 Forms and materials used in elections
11-99 Members of Congress, applicability of election
laws
Part VIII. Ballots
11-111 Official and facsimile ballots
11-112 Contents of ballot
11-113 Presidential ballots
11-114 Order of offices on ballot
11-115 Arrangement of names on the ballot
11-116 Checking ballot form by candidates and parties
11-117 Withdrawal of candidates; disqualification; death;
notice
11-118 Vacancies; new candidates; insertion of names on
ballots
11-118.5 Constitutional amendments, proposed
11-119 Printing; quantity
11-120 Distribution of ballots; record
11-121 Ballot images
Part IX. Voting Procedures
11-131 Hours of voting
11-132 Two hundred foot radius; admission within polling
place
11-133 Voting booths; placement of visual aids
11-134 Ballot transport containers; ballot boxes
11-135 Early collection of ballots
11-136 Poll book, identification, voting
11-137 Secrecy; removal or exhibition of ballot
11-138 Time allowed voters
11-139 Voting assistance
11-140 Spoiled ballots
Part X. Vote Disposition
11-151 Vote count
11-152 Method of counting
11-153 More or less ballots than recorded
11-154 Records, etc.; disposition
11-155 Certification of results of election
11-156 Certificate of election and certificate of results,
form
11-157 In case of tie
Part XI. Election Contests
11-171 Applicability of this part
11-172 Contests for cause; generally
11-173 Repealed
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
11-174 Repealed
11-174.5 Contests for cause in general, special general,
special, and runoff elections
11-175 Powers of supreme court; costs
11-176 Repealed
Part XII. Expenses
A. Election Expenses
11-181 Capital equipment
11-182 Election expenses when no county elections
11-183 Election expenses when no state elections
11-184 Election expenses and responsibilities in combined
state and county elections
B. Election Campaign Contributions and
Expenditures–Repealed
11-191 to 229 Repealed
Part XIII. Campaign Finance
A. General Provisions
11-301 Purpose
11-302 Definitions
B. Campaign Spending Commission
11-311 Campaign spending commission established;
composition
11-312 Terms of office
11-313 No compensation
11-314 Duties of the commission
11-315 Advisory opinions
11-316 Political activities prohibited
11-317 Exemptions
C. Registration
11-321 Registration of candidate committee or
noncandidate committee
11-322 Organizational report, candidate committee
11-323 Organizational report, noncandidate committee
11-324 Treasurer
11-325 When an individual may not serve as a committee
officer
11-326 Termination of candidate committee’s or
noncandidate committee’s registration
11-327 Ballot issue committee; contributions and
expenditures
D. Reporting and Filing with the Commission
11-331 Filing of reports, generally
11-332 Repealed
11-333 Candidate committee reports
11-334 Time for candidate committee to file preliminary,
final, and supplemental reports
11-335 Noncandidate committee reports
11-336 Time for noncandidate committee to file preliminary,
final, and supplemental reports
11-337 Reporting expenditures
11-338 Late contributions; late expenditures; report
11-339 Final election period report for candidate committee
or noncandidate committee receiving and expending
$1,000 or less during the election period
11-340 Failure to file report; filing a substantially
defective or deficient report
11-341 Electioneering communications; statement of information
11-342 Fundraiser; notice of intent
11-343 Reporting deadline
11-344 Sale or use of information
E. Contributions; Prohibitions; Limits
11-351 Contributions, generally
11-352 False name contributions prohibited
11-353 Anonymous contributions prohibited
11-354 Fundraising on state or county property prohibited
11-355 Contributions by state and county contractors
prohibited
11-356 Contributions by foreign national or foreign
corporation prohibited
11-357 Contributions to candidate committees; limits
11-358 Contributions to noncandidate committees; limits
11-359 Family contributions
11-360 Contributions to a party
11-361 Aggregation of contributions and expenditures
11-362 Contributions limited from nonresident persons
11-363 Other contributions and expenditures
11-364 Excess contribution; return; escheat
F. Loans
11-371 Loan to candidate committee
11-372 Reporting loan; written loan agreement
11-373 Noncandidate committee loan prohibited
G. Expenditures
11-381 Campaign funds only used for certain purposes
11-382 Prohibited uses of campaign funds
11-383 Exceptions
11-384 Disposition of campaign funds; termination of
registration
H. Advertisements
11-391 Advertisements
11-392 House bulletins
11-393 Identification of certain top contributors to
noncandidate committees making only independent
expenditures
I. Enforcement
11-401 Subpoena powers
11-402 Filing of complaint
11-403 Notice of complaint; opportunity to explain or
respond to complaint
11-404 Initial determination by the commission
11-405 Preliminary determination regarding probable cause
11-406 Waiver of further proceedings
11-407 Contested case hearing
11-408 Dismissal
11-409 Final determination of violation; order
11-410 Administrative fines; relief
11-411 Criminal referral
11-412 Criminal prosecution
J. Partial Public Financing
11-421 Hawaii election campaign fund; creation
11-422 Depletion of fund
11-423 Voluntary expenditure limits; filing affidavit
11-424 Repealed
11-425 Maximum amount of public funds available to candidate
11-426 Candidate exceeds voluntary expenditure limit
11-427 Reserving use of contributions
11-428 Eligibility requirements for public funds
11-429 Minimum qualifying contribution amounts; qualifying
contribution statement
11-430 Application for public funds
11-431 Payment to candidate
11-432 Use of public funds
11-433 Post-election report required
11-434 Post-election examination and audit; return of
funds
11-435 Report and recommendation
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].”