(a) After a voter receives a ballot package, the voter shall comply with the instructions included in the ballot package in order to cast a valid vote. The instructions shall include directions for:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-104

  • Ballot: includes :

    (1) A ballot summary reflecting a complete record of the ballot selections made by a voter utilizing an HTML ballot or similar accessible ballot that produces a ballot summary;

    (2) A voter verifiable paper audit trail in the event there is a discrepancy between a voting machine's electronic record of the voted ballot and the voter verifiable paper audit trail; and

    (3) A ballot used in an election by mail pursuant to part VIIA, including a ballot approved for electronic transmission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1

  • Closing hour of voting: means 7:00 p. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Place of deposit: means a site within the county of the voter's registration address designated pursuant to section 11-109 for the purpose of receiving return identification envelopes in an election conducted by mail pursuant to part VIIA. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1
  • Voter service center: means a location within the county of the voter's registration address established pursuant to section 11-109 to serve all of the following purposes:

    (1) Receive return envelopes for absentee ballots pursuant to chapter 15;

    (2) Receive return identification envelopes in an election by mail conducted pursuant to part VIIA;

    (3) Provide voting machine services for persons with disabilities pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, P. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1

(1) Marking the ballot;
(2) Inserting the marked ballot in the secrecy envelope or secrecy sleeve;
(3) Inserting the secrecy envelope or secrecy sleeve with the marked ballot in the return identification envelope; and
(4) Signing the affirmation on the return identification envelope before mailing or delivering the return identification envelope containing the secrecy envelope or secrecy sleeve with the marked ballot. The affirmation shall consist of a statement to be subscribed to by the voter that affirms the fact that the voter is the person voting and that the voter’s employer or agent of the employer, agent of the voter’s labor union, or any candidate listed on the ballot did not assist the voter, as described in § 11-139, along with the instruction that the voter’s ballot will be valid only if the affirmation statement is signed.
(b) The instructions shall include information on election fraud and voter fraud, as provided in sections 19-3(5) and 19-3.5, and notice that violation of either section may subject the voter, upon conviction, to imprisonment, a fine, or both.
(c) To cast a valid ballot, the voter shall return the return identification envelope containing the optional secrecy envelope or secrecy sleeve with the marked ballot in any manner:

(1) So that the return identification envelope is received by the clerk or the clerk’s designee no later than the closing hour of voting; provided that anyone who is standing in line at the closing hour of voting with the intent of returning a ballot shall be permitted to do so;
(2) To any place of deposit no later than the closing hour of voting; provided that anyone who is standing in line at a place of deposit at the closing hour of voting with the intent of returning a ballot shall be permitted to do so; or
(3) To any voter service center no later than the closing hour of voting; provided that anyone who is standing in line at a voter service center at the closing hour of voting with the intent of returning a ballot shall be permitted to do so.
(d) Once a voter has returned a return identification envelope containing the secrecy envelope or secrecy sleeve with the marked ballot, that voter’s ballot shall be deemed cast and may not be recast in the election.

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