Officers of Hawai’i. Q: What types of elections does Hawai’i hold? A: In every even-numbered year, Hawai’i holds a primary election in September and a general election in November. Hawai’i also holds a special election to select members to the
Officers of Hawai’i.
Q: What types of elections does Hawai’i
hold?
A: In every even-numbered year, Hawai’i holds a primary election in
September and a general election in November. Hawai’i also holds a special
election to select members to the board of trustees of the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs (OHA).
Q: Are there special services for voters?
A: Any
voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of physical, visual or hearing
disabilit, or an inability to read or write, may be given assistance by a
person of the voter’s choice other than the voter’s employer, agent of the
employer or agent of the voter’s union. Every polling place has a voter
assistance official who can provide:
* Language assistance to voters who
have difficulty with the English language.
* Assistance to voters with
physical disabilities.
* Curbside voting services to voters who are unable
to leave their vehicles to vote.
Additional information is available from
the voter hotline at 1-800-442-VOTE (8683). Persons with hearing or speech
disabilities can call the Office of Elections’ TTY phone at
808-453-6150.
Q: Who may register to vote?
A: Anyone who is a
citizen of the United States, a legal resident of Hawai’i and at least 16 years
old. (Note: Pre-registration is allowed at 16, but the legal voting age is 18).
Convicted and confined felons, and anyone declared mentally incompetent is not
eligible.
Q: When should you reregister to vote?
A: When you’ve
changed your name, residence or mailing address, or haven’t voted in two
consecutive elections.
