2019 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 2. ELECTIONS
11. Elections, Generally
11-15.2 Late registration.
§11-15.2 Late registration. (a) Notwithstanding the closing of the general county register pursuant to section 11-24, a person who is eligible to vote but is not registered to vote may register by appearing in person at any voter service center on or before election day.
(b) The clerk shall designate a registration clerk, who may be an election official, at each voter service center.
(c) The registration clerk shall process applications for any person not registered to vote who submits a signed affidavit in accordance with section 11-15, which shall include a sworn affirmation:
(1) Of the person's qualification to vote;
(2) Acknowledging that the person has not voted and will not attempt to vote again in that election, and has not cast and will not cast any absentee ballot pursuant to chapter 15 in that election; and
(3) Acknowledging that providing false information may result in a class C felony, punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both.
(d) The registration clerk may accept, as prima facie evidence, the allegation of the person in the application regarding the person's residence in accordance with section 11-15(b), unless the allegation is contested by a qualified voter. The registration clerk may demand that the person furnish substantiating evidence to the other allegations of the person's application in accordance with section 11-15(b).
(e) Registration may be challenged in accordance with section 11-25.
(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), registration pursuant to this section may also be used by a person who is registered to vote but whose name cannot be found on the county register.
(g) The clerk of each county shall add persons who properly register under this section to the respective general county register. Within thirty days of registration, the clerk shall mail to the person a notice including the person's name, current street address, district, and date of registration. A notice mailed pursuant to this subsection shall serve as prima facie evidence that the person is a registered voter as of the date of registration. [L 2014, c 166, §1; am L 2019, c 136, §6]
