Definitions
HRS §15-1
in effect15-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Absentee ballot" means a ballot as
defined in section 11-1 used in absentee voting.
"Electronic transmission" means the
transmission of a blank or voted ballot by facsimile, electronic mail delivery,
or the utilization of an online absentee ballot delivery and return system that
may include the ability to mark the ballot. "Invalid ballot" means
any absentee ballot which does not meet the requirements for a ballot to be
counted as listed in section 15-9.
"Voter in a remote area" means any
registered voter who resides ten miles or more from the voter's designated
polling place by the most direct route for public travel.
[L 1975, c 36, pt of
§3; am L 1976, c 106, §4(1); gen ch 1985; am L 2016 c 168, §1; am L 2019, c
136, §26]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0015/HRS_0015-0001.htmFetched: 11/10/2026