Hawaii Statutes § 16-26 Questionable ballots
Statute Text
A ballot shall be questionable if:
(1)
The ballot contains any mark or symbol whereby it can be identified, or any mark or symbol contrary to the provisions of law; or
(2)
Two or more ballots are found in the ballot box so folded together as to make it clearly evident that more than one ballot was put in by one person, the ballots shall be set aside as provided below.
Each ballot that is held to be questionable shall be endorsed on the back by a voter service center official with the official's name or initials, and the word "questionable". All questionable ballots shall be set aside uncounted and disposed of as provided for ballots in section
11-154
.
History
Amended by L 2021 , c 213 , § 41 , eff. 7/6/2021 .
L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(d); gen ch 1985, 1993
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