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United States — Hawaii
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Elections commission members may not take part in political management or political campaigns, but they keep several specified political and civic rights and may seek an advisory opinion from the state ethics commission.
United States — Hawaii
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The elections commission must create and run an elections review program.
United States — Hawaii
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The elections commission is exempt from section 26-35(a)(1), (4), and (5), but must make direct communications with the governor and legislature, handle certain employment and job decisions without comptroller approval, buy supplies and equipment without comptroller approval, and follow all applicable personnel laws.
United States — Hawaii
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The chief election officer or clerk must issue and publish an election proclamation for elections, with timing and content requirements that vary by whether state offices, county offices, or both are involved.
United States — Hawaii
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Some elections held off the regular primary or general election date may be conducted by mail, and the chief election officer and county clerk must make related determinations and adopt uniform rules.
United States — Hawaii
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This provision is marked repealed.
United States — Hawaii
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The chief election officer must issue precinct proclamations, provide polling places, and prepare them with basic facilities; precinct boundary changes are barred after a set filing deadline, and natural-disaster precincts have an exception.
United States — Hawaii
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The chief election officer may establish multiple polling place sites for contiguous precincts when they are convenient and readily accessible, even if district boundaries differ. They must not be established later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day before the close of filing for an election.
United States — Hawaii
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Election officials may consolidate precincts and require absentee voting after certain natural disasters, and must give notice within specified time limits.
United States — Hawaii
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The chief election officer must set up voting units in each precinct polling place after voter registration closes, and may need to label multiple units uniformly. The clerk must divide the registered-voter list as evenly as possible among the voting units.
United States — Hawaii
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Voters are exempt from arrest on election day while at the polling place or traveling to and from it, except for breach of the peace, treason, or felony.
United States — Hawaii
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Voters are entitled to up to two hours off on election day to vote, and employers generally may not punish or dock pay for that absence.
United States — Hawaii
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Records made under law by voter registration boards or precinct officials count as prima facie evidence of the facts they state and must be accepted that way in court or before a tribunal when offered.
United States — Hawaii
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Some voter information is public, but other personal information from the voter registration affidavit is confidential, with limited exceptions. Voted materials cannot be inspected by a voter until after the contest period ends unless a court orders otherwise.
United States — Hawaii
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The chief election officer must prescribe the required election books, blanks, records, certificates, and other forms and materials, after consulting the clerks involved.
United States — Hawaii
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Senator and representative nominations and elections must follow the laws that apply to elections of state legislators, unless another provision says otherwise or federal law conflicts.
United States — Hawaii
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The comptroller is responsible for managing state-owned cemeteries and keeping related records.
United States — Hawaii
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The comptroller may make and enforce cemetery rules, decide cemetery plot interests, make agreements, redevelop cemeteries, contract for services, delegate work, hire temporary staff, and take necessary actions.
United States — Hawaii
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The comptroller may disinter and relocate remains in state-owned cemeteries, but must hold a public hearing first and notify known relatives in writing or give statewide public notice if relatives are unknown.
United States — Hawaii
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A vacated state-owned cemetery must be offered to the county for use as a public park; if the county declines, the property goes to the department of land and natural resources for lawful disposition.