2020 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 2. Elections
11. Elections, Generally

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 11-1 Definitions.
• 11-1.5 Office of elections established.
• 11-1.6 Appointment of the chief election officer; requirements; term; restrictions; salary; reappointment; removal.
• 11-1.55 Exemptions.
• 11-2 Chief election officer; duties.
• 11-2.5 to 2.7 REPEALED.
• 11-2.8 Publication of election notices.
• 11-3 Application of chapter.
• 11-4 Rules.
• 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• 11-14.6 REPEALED.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. VOTER SERVICE CENTER WATCHERS

• 11-71 to 11-75 REPEALED.
• 11-76 Compensation.
• 11-77 Appointment of watchers; service.

PART VII. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

• 11-91 Proclamation.
• 11-91.5 REPEALED.
• 11-92 REPEALED.
• 11-92.1 Election proclamation; voter service centers and places of deposit; changes to district boundaries.
• 11-92.2 REPEALED.
• 11-92.3 Natural disasters; postponement; consolidation of districts; special elections.
• 11-93 to 11-95 REPEALED.
• 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 VIIA. ELECTIONS BY MAIL

• 11-101 Elections eligible to be conducted by mail.
• 11-102 Procedures for conducting elections by mail.
• 11-103 Public notice of mailing.
• 11-104 Ballot instructions; ballot return.
• 11-105 Replacement ballots.
• 11-106 Deficient return identification envelopes.
• 11-107 Electronic transmission under certain circumstances.
• 11-108 Counting of mail-in ballots; validity; ballots included in recounts; certification of final tabulation.
• 11-109 Voter service centers; places of deposit.
• 11-110 Election expenses and responsibilities for elections by mail.

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; attorney general statement.
• 11-119 Printing; quantity.
• 11-120 REPEALED.
• 11-121 Ballot images.

PART IX. VOTING PROCEDURES

• 11-131 Voter service center hours.
• 11-132 Two hundred foot radius.
• 11-133 to 11-136 REPEALED.
• 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 fewer 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.
• 11-158 Mandatory recount of votes.

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 REPEALED.

B. Election Campaign Contributions
and Expenditures--Repealed

• 11-191 to 11-213 OLD REPEALED.
• 11-226 REPEALED.
• 11-227 to 11-229 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 Candidate committees or noncandidate committees receiving and expending $1,000 or less in an 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.