Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES
Office of Elections
Chapter 177 - RULES OF THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS
Subchapter 11 - VOTER SERVICE CENTER AND PLACE OF DEPOSIT - GENERALLY
Section 3-177-501 - Voter service center; security and regulation of activities
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 3-177-501
Current through February, 2024
(a) The clerk shall designate the voter service centers and shall assign personnel and issue operating instructions which provide for the security of all ballots and secrecy of the voted ballots.
(b) The clerk shall post in a conspicuous place, prior to the opening of the voter service center, a map designating an area around the voter service center for purposes of HRS § 19-6.
(c) The clerk may designate the area of the voter service center to encompass an area up to the area prescribed in HRS § 11-132.
(d) Admission within the voter service center shall be limited to the following:
(1)
Election officials;
(2) Watchers,
if any, pursuant to HRS §
11-77;
(3) Candidates, provided that a candidate
engaged in any activity that would otherwise attract attention including, but
not limited to interviews and press conferences, shall do so outside the
boundary set forth pursuant to this rule;
(4) Any voters engaged in voting, going to
vote or returning from voting;
(5)
Any person authorized to assist a voter; and
(6) Any person or nonvoter group authorized
by the clerk to observe the election for educational purposes, provided that
they conduct themselves so that the conduct of the person or group does not
interfere with the election process; and
(7) A child for purposes of observing the
voting process when accompanied by an adult who is voting, provided that this
activity does not disrupt or interfere with normal voting procedures.
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