Role of chief election officer
HRS §15D-4
in effect15D-4. Role of chief election officer
(a) The chief election officer shall be the state official responsible for implementing this chapter and the State's responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, title 52 United States Code section 20301 et seq.
(b) The chief election officer shall establish
an electronic transmission system through which a covered voter may apply for
and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other
information under this chapter. The chief election officer may satisfy the
requirements of this chapter by utilizing an electronic transmission system
established by the Federal Voting Assistance Program in lieu of creating a
separate electronic transmission system.
(c) The chief election officer shall develop
standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and transmission
envelopes and their electronic equivalents, authentication materials, and
voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a voter
authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in this State.
(d) The chief election officer shall accept
forms prescribed by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act,
title 52 United States Code section 20301 et seq., for use by a covered voter
that contain the prescribed standard declaration to swear or affirm specific
representations pertaining to the voter's identity, eligibility to vote, status
as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of a military-overseas
ballot.
[L 2012, c 226, pt of §1; am L 2024, c 178, §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0015D/HRS_0015D-0004.htmFetched: 11/10/2026