Elections, Generally

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Section
11-1

Definitions.

Section
11-1.5

Office of elections established.

Section
11-1.6

Appointment of the chief election officer; requirements; term; restrictions; salary; reappointment; removal.

Section
11-1.55

Exemptions.

Section
11-2

Chief election officer; duties.

Sections
11-2.5 to 2.7

REPEALED.

Section
11-2.8

Publication of election notices.

Section
11-3

Application of chapter.

Section
11-4

Rules.

Section
11-5

Employees.

Section
11-6

Petitions; withdrawal of signatures.

Section
11-7

Elections commission.

Section
11-7.5

Duties of the elections commission.

Section
11-8

Elections commission; political activities.

Section
11-8.5

Elections review program.

Section
11-9

Exemptions.

Section
11-10

Candidates for public office; public service announcements; public funds.

Section
11-11

Registration.

Section
11-12

Age; place of registering.

Section
11-13

Rules for determining residency.

Section
11-14

General county register; restrictions in use.

Section
11-14.5

Residence address; confidentiality.

Section
11-14.6

REPEALED.

Section
11-15

Application to register.

Section
11-15.2

Late registration.

Section
11-15.3

Application to register electronically.

Section
11-15.5

Duties of all state agencies; voter registration.

Section
11-16

Application when not made in person.

Section
11-17

Removal of names from register, when; reregistration.

Section
11-18

Transfer of registration on removal from one precinct to another in same county.

Section
11-19

Registration from one county to another.

Section
11-20

Transfers; name changes; initiated by clerk.

Section
11-21

Change of name, transfer on election day.

Section
11-22

Changing register; correction of errors.

Section
11-23

Changing register; striking names of disqualified voters.

Section
11-24

Closing register.

Section
11-25

Challenge by voters; grounds; procedure.

Section
11-26

Appeal from ruling on challenge; or failure of clerk to act.

Section
11-41

Boards of registration, appointment, tenure.

Section
11-42

Compensation.

Section
11-43

Powers; procedures.

Section
11-44

Records of proceedings.

Section
11-51

Appeal from board.

Section
11-52

Hearing; decision final.

Section
11-53

Decision, notice; action on.

Section
11-54

Status pending appeal.

Section
11-61

"Political party" defined.

Section
11-62

Qualification of political parties; petition.

Section
11-63

Party rules, amendments to be filed.

Section
11-64

Names of party officers to be filed.

Section
11-65

Determination of party disqualification; notice of disqualification.

Sections
11-71 to 11-75

REPEALED.

Section
11-76

Compensation.

Section
11-77

Appointment of watchers; service.

Section
11-91

Proclamation.

Section
11-91.5

REPEALED.

Section
11-92

REPEALED.

Section
11-92.1

Election proclamation; voter service centers and places of deposit; changes to district boundaries.

Section
11-92.2

REPEALED.

Section
11-92.3

Natural disasters; postponement; consolidation of districts; special elections.

Sections
11-93 to 11-95

REPEALED.

Section
11-96

Records prima facie evidence.

Section
11-97

Records open to inspection.

Section
11-98

Forms and materials used in elections.

Section
11-99

Members of Congress, applicability of election laws.

Section
11-101

Elections eligible to be conducted by mail.

Section
11-102

Procedures for conducting elections by mail.

Section
11-103

Public notice of mailing.

Section
11-104

Ballot instructions; ballot return.

Section
11-105

Replacement ballots.

Section
11-106

Deficient return identification envelopes.

Section
11-107

Electronic transmission under certain circumstances.

Section
11-108

Counting of mail-in ballots; validity; ballots included in recounts; certification of final tabulation.

Section
11-109

Voter service centers; places of deposit.

Section
11-110

Election expenses and responsibilities for elections by mail.

Section
11-111

Official and facsimile ballots.

Section
11-112

Contents of ballot.

Section
11-113

Presidential ballots.

Section
11-114

Order of offices on ballot.

Section
11-115

Arrangement of names on the ballot.

Section
11-116

Checking ballot form by candidates and parties.

Section
11-117

Withdrawal of candidates; disqualification; death; notice.

Section
11-118

Vacancies; new candidates; insertion of names on ballots.

Section
11-118.5

Constitutional amendments, proposed; attorney general statement.

Section
11-119

Printing; quantity.

Section
11-120

REPEALED.

Section
11-121

Ballot images.

Section
11-131

Voter service center hours.

Section
11-132

Two hundred foot radius.

Sections
11-133 to 11-136

REPEALED.

Section
11-137

Secrecy; removal or exhibition of ballot.

Section
11-138

Time allowed voters.

Section
11-139

Voting assistance.

Section
11-140

Spoiled ballots.

Section
11-151

Vote count.

Section
11-152

Method of counting.

Section
11-153

More or fewer ballots than recorded.

Section
11-154

Records, etc.; disposition.

Section
11-155

Certification of results of election.

Section
11-156

Certificate of election and certificate of results, form.

Section
11-157

In case of tie.

Section
11-158

Mandatory recount of votes.

Section
11-171

Applicability of this part.

Section
11-172

Contests for cause; generally.

Section
11-173

REPEALED.

Section
11-173.5

Contests for cause in primary, special primary elections, and county elections held concurrently with a regularly scheduled primary or special primary election.

Section
11-174

REPEALED.

Section
11-174.5

Contests for cause in general, special general, special, and runoff elections.

Section
11-175

Powers of supreme court; costs.

Section
11-176

REPEALED.

Section
11-181

Capital equipment.

Section
11-182

Election expenses when no county elections.

Section
11-183

Election expenses when no state elections.

Section
11-184

REPEALED.

Sections
11-191 to 11-213

OLD REPEALED.

Section
11-226

REPEALED.

Sections
11-227 to 11-229

REPEALED.

Section
11-301

Purpose.

Section
11-302

Definitions.

Section
11-311

Campaign spending commission established; composition.

Section
11-312

Terms of office.

Section
11-313

No compensation.

Section
11-314

Duties of the commission.

Section
11-315

Advisory opinions.

Section
11-316

Political activities prohibited.

Section
11-317

Exemptions.

Section
11-321

Registration of candidate committee or noncandidate committee.

Section
11-322

Organizational report, candidate committee.

Section
11-323

Organizational report, noncandidate committee.

Section
11-324

Treasurer.

Section
11-325

When an individual may not serve as a committee officer.

Section
11-326

Termination of candidate committee's or noncandidate committee's registration.

Section
11-327

Ballot issue committee; contributions and expenditures.

Section
11-331

Filing of reports, generally.

Section
11-332

REPEALED.

Section
11-333

Candidate committee reports.

Section
11-334

Time for candidate committee to file preliminary, final, and supplemental reports.

Section
11-335

Noncandidate committee reports.

Section
11-336

Time for noncandidate committee to file preliminary, final, and supplemental reports.

Section
11-337

Reporting expenditures.

Section
11-338

Late contributions; late expenditures; report.

Section
11-339

Candidate committees or noncandidate committees receiving and expending $1,000 or less in an election period.

Section
11-340

Failure to file report; filing a substantially defective or deficient report.

Section
11-341

Electioneering communications; statement of information.

Section
11-342

Fundraiser; notice of intent.

Section
11-343

Reporting deadline.

Section
11-344

Sale or use of information.

Section
11-351

Contributions, generally.

Section
11-352

False name contributions prohibited.

Section
11-353

Anonymous contributions prohibited.

Section
11-354

Fundraising on state or county property prohibited.

Section
11-355

Contributions by state and county contractors prohibited.

Section
11-356

Contributions by foreign national or foreign corporation prohibited.

Section
11-357

Contributions to candidate committees; limits.

Section
11-358

Contributions to noncandidate committees; limits.

Section
11-359

Family contributions.

Section
11-360

Contributions to a party.

Section
11-361

Aggregation of contributions and expenditures.

Section
11-362

Contributions limited from nonresident persons.

Section
11-363

Other contributions and expenditures.

Section
11-364

Excess contribution; return; escheat.

Section
11-371

Loan to candidate committee.

Section
11-372

Reporting loan; written loan agreement.

Section
11-373

Noncandidate committee loan prohibited.

Section
11-381

Campaign funds only used for certain purposes.

Section
11-382

Prohibited uses of campaign funds.

Section
11-383

Exceptions.

Section
11-384

Disposition of campaign funds; termination of registration.

Section
11-391

Advertisements.

Section
11-392

House bulletins.

Section
11-393

Identification of certain top contributors to noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures.

Section
11-401

Subpoena powers.

Section
11-402

Filing of complaint.

Section
11-403

Notice of complaint; opportunity to explain or respond to complaint.

Section
11-404

Initial determination by the commission.

Section
11-405

Preliminary determination regarding probable cause.

Section
11-406

Waiver of further proceedings.

Section
11-407

Contested case hearing.

Section
11-408

Dismissal.

Section
11-409

Final determination of violation; order.

Section
11-410

Administrative fines; relief.

Section
11-411

Criminal referral.

Section
11-412

Criminal prosecution.

Section
11-421

Hawaii election campaign fund; creation.

Section
11-422

Depletion of fund.

Section
11-423

Voluntary expenditure limits; filing affidavit.

Section
11-424

REPEALED.

Section
11-425

Maximum amount of public funds available to candidate.

Section
11-426

Candidate exceeds voluntary expenditure limit.

Section
11-427

Reserving use of contributions.

Section
11-428

Eligibility requirements for public funds.

Section
11-429

Minimum qualifying contribution amounts; qualifying contribution statement.

Section
11-430

Application for public funds.

Section
11-431

Payment to candidate.

Section
11-432

Use of public funds.

Section
11-433

Post-election report required.

Section
11-434

Post-election examination and audit; return of funds.

Section
11-435

Report and recommendation.