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Hawaii Statutes § 15D-4 Role of chief election officer

⤴ Up to Chapter 15D: Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act

Statute Text

(a) The chief election officer shall be the state official responsible for implementing this chapter and the State's responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, [ 42 U.S.C. section 1973ff ] title 52 United States Code section 20301 et seq.
(b) The chief election officer shall establish an electronic transmission system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information under this chapter. The chief election officer may satisfy the requirements of this chapter by utilizing an electronic transmission system established by the Federal Voting Assistance Program in lieu of creating a separate electronic transmission system.
(c) The chief election officer shall develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and transmission envelopes and their electronic equivalents, authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in this State.
(d) The chief election officer shall accept forms prescribed by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, [ 42 U.S.C. section 1973ff ] title 52 United States Code section 20301 et seq., for use by a covered voter [[] that [] contains] contain the prescribed standard declaration to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter's identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of [an overseas-military] a military-overseas ballot.

History

Amended by L 2024 , c 178 , § 2 , eff. 7/2/2024 .

Added by L 2012 , c 226 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2012 .

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