Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES
Office of Elections
Chapter 177 - RULES OF THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS
Subchapter 16 - VOTE DISPOSITION
Section 3-177-751 - Electronic voting systems; centralized and decentralized counting
Current through February, 2024
(a) Centralized counting involves the receipt of ballots which are counted at a counting center designated by the chief election officer,
(b) Decentralized counting involves ballots which are counted at the voter service center by the voting device or voting devices associated with the voter service center, including marksense voting devices, direct recording electronic voting devices, or similar technology,
(c) A "counting center" means the facilities and surrounding premises designated by the chief election officer or the clerk where ballots or other electronic voting system votes are processed, counted, and tabulated.
(d) The chief election officer may use centralized counting, decentralized counting, or a combination thereof.
