Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-23
This is the official text of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-23, part of Hawaii’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Hawaii, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Paper ballot; voting.
Official statutory text
Upon receiving the ballot the voter shall proceed into one of the voting booths provided for the purpose, and shall mark the voter's ballot in the manner prescribed by section 16-22.
The voter shall then leave the booth and deliver the ballot to the voter service center official in charge of the ballot boxes. The voter service center official shall be sufficiently satisfied that there is but one ballot enclosed, whereupon the ballot shall be immediately dropped into the proper box by the voter service center official. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(b); am L 1977, c 189, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 2021, c 213, §40]
The voter shall then leave the booth and deliver the ballot to the voter service center official in charge of the ballot boxes. The voter service center official shall be sufficiently satisfied that there is but one ballot enclosed, whereupon the ballot shall be immediately dropped into the proper box by the voter service center official. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(b); am L 1977, c 189, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 2021, c 213, §40]
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