FACTSHEET
The following are the rules that determine one's residency during an
election, according to the Hawaii Revised Statutes §11-13:
1. The residence of a person is that place
in which that person's habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever the person
is absent, the person has the intention to return;
2. A
person does not gain residence in any precinct into which the person comes
without the present intention of establishing the person's permanent dwelling
place within such precinct;
3. If
a person resides with the person's family in one place, and does business in
another, the former is the person's place of residence; but any person having a
family, who establishes the person's dwelling place other than with the
person's family, with the intention of remaining there shall be considered a
resident where the person has established such dwelling place;
4. The
mere intention to acquire a new residence without physical presence at such
place, does not establish residency, neither does mere physical presence
without the concurrent present intention to establish such place as the
person's residence;
5. A
person does not gain or lose a residence solely by reason of the person's
presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States or of
this State, or while a student of an institution of learning, or while kept in
an institution or asylum, or while confined in a prison;
6. No
member of the armed forces of the United States, the member's spouse or the
member's dependent is a resident of this State solely by reason of being
stationed in the State;
7. A
person loses the person's residence in this State if the person votes in an
election held in another state by absentee ballot or in person.
Note: There is no express prohibition
which prevents active duty military and their dependents from claiming
residency in the State of Hawaii, and therefore registering to vote. Taken in its entirety this above section, HRS
§11-13, calls for an individual to positively determine their residency status
and therefore the fulfillment of one of the qualifications to register to vote.
This Factsheet is
intended for informational purposes only and should not be used as an authority
on the Hawaii election law and deadlines.
Requirements and/or deadlines may change pending changes in
legislation. Consult the Hawaii Revised
Statutes and other sources for more detailed and accurate requirements.
Office of Elections
802 Lehua Avenue
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782
Phone: 808-453-VOTE(8683)
Neighbor Island Toll Free: 1-800-442-VOTE(8683)
TTY: 808-453-6150
Internet:
www.hawaii.gov/elections
Office
of Elections - FSVS512F
Rev.
01/08/13