STATE OF
OFFICE OF ELECTIONS
FACTSHEET
WHAT
IS ABSENTEE VOTING?
Absentee voting is designed to make voting more
convenient for voters. Any registered
voter may request to vote absentee, either:
1.
In person
2.
By mail
HOW
DO I VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT?
In Person
Absentee polling places shall be
established at the office of the respective clerks, and may be established at
such other sites as designated by the clerk under the provisions prescribed in
the rules adopted by the Chief Election Officer.
Absentee
Voting-in-person dates are:
2010 Primary
Election: September 3 – 16, 2010
2010 General Election: October 19 – 30, 2010
Please contact your City/County
Clerk to inquire about the
By Mail
To vote an absentee ballot by
mail you may do one of the following:
·
Write a letter to the City/County Clerk
where you are registered.
·
Submit an Application for Absentee
Ballot.
1. A letter of request shall be mailed to
your City/County Clerk containing the following:
·
Name under which you are registered to
vote
·
Address as registered
·
Birth Date
·
Social Security Number
·
Election(s) in which you intend to vote
absentee
a.
Primary
b.
General
c.
Primary and General
·
Address to which your ballot should be
mailed (for each election you are requesting an absentee ballot), if different
from registered address.
·
Your signature
Note: If a request for an absentee ballot is made
by one person for another party (i.e. wife requests an absentee ballot for her
husband), the letter must include the above information and be signed by
all those requesting ballots.
2. Applications for Absentee Ballots shall
be mailed to your City/County Clerk.
Applications are available at the following locations:
·
City/County Clerk’s Offices
·
·
Office of Election’s website – download
format
·
Satellite City Halls
·
State agencies
·
U. S. Post Offices
Hawaii
Revised Statutes §15-4 provides that:
"...Any
mailed requests for an absentee ballot shall be mailed by the person directly
to the clerk."
Submit
your completed application directly to the Office of your City/County Clerk no
earlier than 60 days and no later than 7 days before the election.
Absentee
Applications/requests will be accepted from July 20, 2010 until:
2010 Primary Election: Saturday, September 11, 2010
2010 General Election: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Additionally:
·
If there is a chance your ballot will
reach your forwarding address before your arrival, please check the box marked
“Hold for Arrival” on the “Application for Absentee Voter Ballot.”
·
All absentee ballots must be received by
the clerk issuing the ballots no later than the close of polls on Election Day.
For
additional information, please contact your appropriate City/County Clerk
City and County of
Honolulu County of Kauai
530 South King Street 4386 Rice Street, Rm. 101
Phone: 768-3800 Phone:
241‑6350
Phone: 270-7749 Phone: 961‑8277
This
Factsheet is intended for informational purposes only and should not be used as
an authority on the
Office of
Elections
Phone: 808-453-VOTE(8683)
TTY: 808-453-6150
Internet: www.hawaii.gov/elections
Office
of Elections - FSVS500K
rev.
January 2010