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Hawaii Regulations § 3-177-160 Voter registration information; prohibited uses

⤴ Up to Subchapter 4: Voter Registration

Regulation Text

(a) Voter registration, forms, the general county register, the statewide voter registration system, or any lists or data prepared therefrom shall be released or used for election or government purposes only, unless otherwise provided by law.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a voter's full name, district/precinct designation, and voter status is public information available for any purpose.
(c) Voter registration information that is not public under subsection (b), excluding the voter's full or Last four digits of the social security number, driver, license number, state identification card number, electronic mail address, telephone number, or date of birth, may, as determined by the clerk, be made available for an election purpose (e.g. the clerk may not disclose information they determine would interfere with the operations of elections or unduly compromise the- privacy of voters) At a minimum, unless otherwise prohibited by law, the residence address and mailing address will be provided.
(d) Voter registration information that is not public under subsection (b) may be made available to federal, state or county government agencies for government purposes.
(e) The following constitutes a non-exhaustive list of election or government purposes, unless otherwise provided by law:
(1) To support or oppose any candidate or incumbent for partisan or nonpartisan office;
(2) To support or oppose any proposed or existing ballot measure, proposition, or issue;
(3) To support or encourage voter registration or the voting process;.
(4) To authorized government officials who, by the nature of their official responsibilities, must have access to the voter registration information for legitimate government purposes within the scope of their official duties;
(5) To challenge the right of any person to vote or to seek public office; or.
(6) To satisfy the requirements of HRS § 11-62 or HRS § 11-113 .
(f) Voter registration information that is not public under subsection (b) may not be used for any commercial purpose, such as mailing or delivering an advertisement or offer for any property, establishment, organization, product or service, or for the purpose of mailing or delivering any solicitation for money, services, or anything of value; provided that service bureaus may charge a fee for their services involving the use or disclosure of voter registration information that is not public under subsection (b) so long as the underlying election or government purpose is verified.
(g) A request for voter registration information that is not public under subsection (b) shall be in a form prescribed and provided by the chief election' officer containing substantially the following information:
(1) A sworn certification by self-subscribing oath setting forth the election or government purpose for which the information is sought;
(2) A sworn certification by self-subscribing oath establishing that the information will only be used for election or government purposes;
(3) Where the requesting party is a government agency seeking the voter's full or last four digits of the social security number, driver license number, state identification card number, electronic mail address, telephone number, or date of birth, a statement setting forth reasons why such information is required; and
(4) A sworn certification by self-subscribing oath that the information will not be sold, released, distributed, or used in any way for commercial purposes, provided that service bureaus may charge a fee for their services in accordance with subsection (f).

History

[Eff JUL 26 2020] (Auth: HRS § 11-4 ) (Imp: HRS §§ 11-14 , 11-62 , 11-97 , 11-113 , 19-6 )

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