Office of Elections

...After amended complaints were filed, the state Office of Elections said the ballot will not have a title....

... Complete Printout from State Office of Elections 122 of 249 Precincts reporting on 2nd read....

...Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.....

...Instead of Republicans nominating a replacement, Sailau Timoteo, August 6, 2018, sent the following message to the Hawaii Attorney General....

...people who might be accused of knowingly promulgating the candidacy of a non-citizen or voting by a non-citizen should very carefully consider the ramifications of the following federal laws....

...because she did not meet the constitutional requirements for the office at the time of the filing of her nomination paper....

...Starting July 30 through August 9, registered voters may visit any early walk in voting location within their county to cast their ballot....

...The letter, written by ACLU of Hawai’i Legal Director, Mateo Caballero, vows swift legal action if the “severe burden on the right to vote” imposed by the Office of Elections’ current voting plans for areas of Hawai‘i Island affected by the eruption of Kilauea Volcano are not fixed....

...The Hawaii County Elections Division will begin mailing absentee ballots on June 25, 2018 to voters originally assigned to Pahoa Community Center, 04-03, and Pahoa High/Intermediate School, 04-04....

...for the purpose of nominating and electing a State Senator to fill a vacant seat, caused by the resignation of the Honorable Will Espero, from the Hawaii State Senate....

...voters assigned to Pahoa Community Center (District Precinct 04-03) and Pahoa High & Intermediate School (District Precinct 04-04) are at risk of not being able to vote....

...Filing is pau. Deadline to withdraw is Weds June 6, 2018....

...The Office of Elections is looking for volunteers to help conduct the 2018 Primary Election on Saturday, August 11 and the General Election on Tuesday, November 6....

...Chief Justice Recktenwald is soliciting applications from residents of the County of Kauai....

...The Court’s 1997 ruling on the majority required to call a state constitutional convention was a travesty of justice....

...For the 2018 Elections, five political parties have qualified to appear on the ballot. They are....

...Online Tool Helps Users Pull Election Data for Specific State and Local Jurisdictions, Compare with Others....

...The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Friday in a case centered on whether residents of Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands should be allowed to vote absentee in their former state of residence....

... the Supreme Court refusal leaves lower court rulings intact ....

Mufi Hannemann’s Hawaii Independent Party, the Constitution Party, and The American Shopping Party are to be disqualified from the Hawaii ballot for 2018....

...when it is mailed by the appellant, or when received by the Board of Registration Appeals....

On February 17, the court will decide whether to reconsider the findings of lower courts in the cases of Ravalli County Republican Party v McCulloch and Democratic Party of Hawaii v Nago....

This is how the state spends your taxpayer money....

...Writ to Watch: Hyland v. Gonzales....

...Oral arguments in the case are set for January 19, 2017....

...Akina for OHA winning with all precincts reporting!....

Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Anyone in line at 6:00 p.m. will be allowed to vote....

Visit any Early Walk-In Location within your county from Tuesday, October 25 – Saturday, November 5....

Civic participation is a key ingredient of a well-functioning democracy....

Federal law protects against such crimes as intimidating or bribing voters, buying and selling votes, impersonating voters, altering vote tallies, stuffing ballot boxes, and marking ballots for voters against their wishes or without their input....

...voters’ choices for senators in swing states hold much more power because they determine which political party controls the Senate....

Election history reveals a perpetually glaring problem....

Voters are eligible for late registration for the General Election at an early walk-in voting location....

Senators Schumer and Leahy: Hawaii Should Revise Voter Registration Deadlines to Comply With the National Voter Registration Act....

Only 64% of eligible Hawaii residents are registered to vote.... 

...Complete List of Ballot Questions....

...UPDATE: Dems Will Seek Removal of Kaaihue from Ballot....

...Democrats noted that their party has just 65,000 formal members but turnout for the Democratic primaries in Hawaii hit a quarter of a million people....

...Hawaii’s open primary system burdens the Democratic Party’s associational rights....

Full Printout of results Caldwell 43.9% to Djou 42.7% ....

Election Day Officials are recruited to assist voters, provide operational support, and ensure the integrity of the voting process....

Nomination papers will be made available, beginning on Monday, August 15, 2016, at the Office of Elections....

...Qualified Hawaii residents may now register and vote on the same day, at Early Walk-In Locations....

The outcome of this case may affect other situations where a state agency relies on an “internal management” argument and ignores that their procedures affect private or public rights....

...the agency should have adopted rules and because it had not, the specific practices were invalid....

Candidate information is available for all counties in Hawaii. Nearly three hundred candidates....