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Hawaii Regulations § 3-177-158 Transfer or change of registration initiated by the, clerk

⤴ Up to Subchapter 4: Voter Registration

Regulation Text

(a) The clerk shall use all reliable and pertinent information to keep the general county register up to date.
(b) The clerk may request information from the courts, the department of health, utility companies, condominium and apartment associations, and other agencies to gather information to keep the register up to date.
(c) Where the clerk has evidence indicating that a voter's registration should be transferred, the clerk shall notify the registered voter by first class mail of the intent to transfer. The notice shall include:
(1) Any evidence indicating why the transfer or change should be made;
(2) The residence, and district of the voter according to current registration lists and any alleged new address and district;
(3) A reply form for the voter to agree or object to the transfer, to list the voter's reasons for the objection, and to sign; and
(4) A statement informing the voter to complete and return the reply form to the clerk by 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day after the form was mailed to prevent the transfer of registration from being completed.
(d) The clerk shall transfer the registration of a voter who does not respond by 4:30 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the form was mailed.
(e) A voter may contest the transfer on or before election day by presenting evidence to rebut the transfer which, if found valid by the clerk or the board of registration, shall entitle the voter to restore the voter's registration to what it was before the transfer.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a voter may be transferred to another district, pursuant to the National voter registration Act of 1993, as amended.

History

[Eff JUL 26 2020] (Auth: HRS § 11-4 , 52 USC § 20507 ) (Imp: HRS §§ 11-20 , 11-21 , 11-22 , 11-23 , 52 USC § 20507 )

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