2019 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 2. ELECTIONS
15. Absentee Voting
15-2.5 Voting by mail in district affected by natural disasters.
§15-2.5 Voting by mail in district affected by natural disasters. (a) If the chief election officer and clerk of a county affected as a result of a natural disaster determine that the opening of a designated voter service center will adversely affect the health and safety of voters or precinct officials, the chief election officer and county clerk, by written order, may require the registered voters of any district to vote by mail as provided in part VIIA of chapter 11.
(b) Within thirty days after the issuance of such an order, the chief election officer and county clerk shall notify all registered voters in the affected district of the issuance of the order.
(c) The chief election officer shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this section. [L 1996, c 215, §1; am L 2019, c 136, §27]
