Filling vacancies of presidential electors; presiding officer
HRS §14-27
in effect14-27. Filling vacancies of presidential electors; presiding officer
(a) The chief election officer shall preside at the meeting of electors described in section 14-28.
(b) The position of an elector not present to
vote shall be vacant. The chief election officer shall appoint an individual
as a substitute elector to fill a vacancy as follows:
(1) If the alternate elector is present to vote, by
appointing the alternate elector for the vacant position;
(2) If the alternate elector for the vacant position
is not present to vote, by appointing an elector chosen by lot from among the
alternate electors present to vote who were nominated by the same political
party or group;
(3) If the number of alternate electors present to
vote is insufficient to fill any vacant position pursuant to paragraphs (1) and
(2), by appointing any immediately available individual who is qualified to
serve as an elector and chosen through nomination by and plurality vote of the
remaining electors, including nomination and vote by a single elector if only
one remains;
(4) If there is a tie between at least two nominees
for substitute elector in a vote conducted under paragraph (3), by appointing
an elector chosen by lot from among those nominees; or
(5) If all elector positions are vacant and cannot be
filled pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4), by appointing a single
presidential elector, with remaining vacant positions to be filled under
paragraph (3) and, if necessary, paragraph (4).
(c) To qualify as a substitute elector under
subsection (b), an individual who has not executed the pledge required under
section 14-21(b) shall execute the following pledge: "I agree to serve
and to mark my ballots for president and vice president consistent with the
pledge of the individual to whose elector position I have succeeded".
[L
1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1981, c 100, §2(4); am L 2023, c 114, §5]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0014/HRS_0014-0027.htmFetched: 11/10/2026