Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES
Office of Elections
Chapter 177 - RULES OF THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS
Subchapter 5 - VOTER CHALLENGES AND APPEALS
Section 3-177-201 - Challenges in writing not occurring in a voter service center; procedure

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 3-177-201

Current through February, 2024

(a) A challenge in writing not occurring in a voter service center, shall be delivered to the clerk, setting forth the grounds upon which it is based and signed by the person making the challenge.

(b) The clerk shall immediately notify the person challenged.

(c) The clerk shall, as soon as possible, investigate and rule upon the challenge.

(d) The clerk shall notify the challenger and the person challenged in writing of the clerk's decision. The clerk shall also notify the person ruled against of the person's right to appeal to the board within ten days of service of the adverse decision. Service of the decision shall be made personally or by registered mail, which shall be deemed complete upon deposit in the mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each party's last known address.

(e) If an appeal is filed, both the challenger and the challenged voter shall be parties to the appeal.

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