Voter registration
HRS §286-111.5
in effect286-111.5. Voter registration
(a) A qualified applicant for a new or renewed motor vehicle driver's license shall automatically be registered to vote with the clerk of the appropriate county upon completion of the driver's license application and application for voter registration as required in section 11-15.7 if the qualified applicant makes a choice to register to vote on the application form. If already registered to vote, the qualified applicant shall be offered the opportunity to decline any changes being made to their name and address for voter registration purposes.
(b) The submission of the application for
voter registration together with the license or permit application shall be
deemed to authorize the examiner of drivers to collect and transmit the
information necessary to register the qualified applicant as a voter if the
applicant made such a choice or to make changes to the qualified applicant's
voter registration information unless the applicant declined such changes. The
examiner of drivers shall electronically transmit the necessary information to
the clerk of the county in which the qualified applicant resides, election
officials, and the online voter registration system pursuant to section 11-15.7(c).
The examiner of drivers shall not transmit any
information necessary to register a qualified applicant as a voter if the
applicant made a choice not to be registered to vote nor transmit any
information necessary to make changes to the qualified applicant's voter
registration information if the applicant declined such changes. The examiner
of drivers shall not transmit any information related to a voter application or
changes to the applicant's voter registration information if the applicant
presents a document demonstrating a lack of United States citizenship.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "qualified
applicant" means a person who qualifies to register as a voter by law.
[L
2021, c 126, §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0286/HRS_0286-0111_0005.htmFetched: 11/10/2026
