2020 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 2. Elections
11. Elections, Generally
11-102 Procedures for conducting elections by mail.
§11-102 Procedures for conducting elections by mail. (a) Ballot packages for elections by mail shall include:
(1) An official ballot;
(2) A return identification envelope with postage prepaid;
(3) A secrecy envelope or secrecy sleeve; and
(4) Instructions.
(b) To the extent practicable, the clerk shall mail a ballot package by non-forwardable mail to each registered voter in the county so as to enable voters to receive the ballot package approximately eighteen days before the election. The clerk shall continue mailing ballot packages to voters who update their voter registration address no later than fourteen days before the date of the election. In determining the initial mailing date of the ballot packages, the clerk shall consider the mailing place of origin and the most recent postal service delivery standards. The clerk shall not mail a ballot package to any voter in the county register who is identified as having an outdated or non-deliverable mailing address. Nothing in this part shall be construed to change the responsibilities of the clerk or chief election officer under chapter 15D with respect to uniform military and overseas voters.
(c) The clerks shall determine and provide for voter service centers and places of deposit pursuant to this part and section 11-92.1. [L 2019, c 136, pt of §2]
