Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES
Office of Elections
Chapter 177 - RULES OF THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS
Subchapter 8 - POLITICAL PARTIES
Section 3-177-352 - Party petitions; withdrawal of signatures

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 3-177-352

Current through February, 2024

(a) Any voter who has signed a party petition pursuant to HRS § 11-61, may withdraw the voter's signature by submitting a written notice to the chief election officer any time prior to the filing of the petition. Written notice shall include:

(1) Name of voter;

(2) Residence address;

(3) Date of birth;

(4) Signature;

(5) Name of the political party petition; and

(6) A statement that the voter wishes to remove the voter's signature from the petition.

(b) Upon receipt of a written notice to withdraw prior to the filing of the petition, the chief election officer shall notify the group or individuals to whom the petition was issued that the signature of the voter will not be counted.

(c) Upon receipt of the petition for filing, the chief election officer shall:

(1) Verify that the signature on the written notice to withdraw corresponds with the voter's signature on the petition; and

(2) If the signature corresponds, document that the voter has withdrawn the voter's signature.

(d) If the written notice to withdraw is received by the chief election officer after the petition has been filed, then the chief election officer shall notify the voter in writing, that the voter's notice was not received in time and was not accepted.

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