2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 2. Elections
11. Elections, Generally
11-92.1 Election proclamation; establishment of a new precinct; voter service centers and places of deposit; changes to precinct boundaries.
§11-92.1 Election proclamation; establishment of a new precinct; voter service centers and places of deposit; changes to precinct boundaries. (a) The clerk shall issue a proclamation listing all voter service centers and places of deposit, including the days each voter service center and place of deposit is open and the hours of operations and location of each voter service center and place of deposit, as may have been determined by the clerk as of the proclamation date and whenever a new precinct is established in any representative district. The clerk shall make arrangements for the rental or erection of suitable shelter for the establishment of a voter service center whenever public buildings are not available and shall cause these voter service centers to be equipped with the necessary facilities for lighting, ventilation, and equipment needed for elections on any island. This proclamation may be issued jointly with the proclamation required in section 11-91.
(b) No change shall be made in the boundaries of any precinct later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day before the close of filing for an election.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), and pursuant to section 15-2.5, the clerk is not required to establish voter service centers for precincts affected by natural disasters, as provided in section 15-2.5. [L 1983, c 34, §9; am L 1984, c 39, §1; am L 1996, c 215, §2; am L 2019, c 136, §13; am L 2021, c 7, §2 and c 213, §15]
