FACTSHEET
ELECTIONS
IN
In every even numbered year, the State of Hawaii holds a PRIMARY ELECTION on the second to the first Saturday in August and a GENERAL ELECTION on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The 2014 Elections will
be held on the following dates:
Primary Election: Saturday,
August 9, 2014
General Election: Tuesday,
November 4, 2014
In order to
vote in Federal, State or County elections, eligible citizens must register to
vote. You are eligible to register if
you meet the following qualifications:
·
You are a citizen of the
·
You are a resident of the State of
·
You are at least 16 years old (but you must be
18 years old by the day of the election to vote).
Registering
to vote is easy: all you need to do is complete the Affidavit on Application
for Voting (also known as the Wikiwiki Voter
Registration & Permanent Absentee form) and submit it to the
appropriate City/County Clerk’s office before the Registration Deadlines.
Primary Registration Deadline: Thursday, July 10, 2014
General Registration Deadline: Monday, October 6, 2014
PRIMARY
ELECTION
The Primary Election is a
nomination process to choose candidates who will represent the political
parties at the General Election. You,
the voter, select the candidates of the political party of your choice. Your choice of party and candidates remains
secret.
When voting in the
primary, you must select only one party in the Select a Party section of the
ballot card, then vote for the party you selected. If you do not select a party and you vote in
more than one party ballot, your vote will not be counted.
On the Primary Ballot
Card, the county election contests are listed separately. On the County Contests section, you may
select candidates of your choice in addition to the candidates you may
have selected on the party or nonpartisan ballot.
In the General Election, you may choose from among
the candidates nominated in the Primary Election. You may vote for party or nonpartisan
candidates, and your choice of candidates will remain secret.
Federal, State and County offices are listed on the
General Ballot Card by contest.
Candidates for each office are listed alphabetically and their
partisan/nonpartisan affiliation is noted.
You may select the candidate of your choice for each contest. You may also vote for the candidates of your
choice for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA).
OHA may have multiple seats up for election. You may vote for no more than the number of
candidates specified for each contest.
Anyone registered to vote
may vote by absentee ballot – by mail or in person.
To vote
absentee by mail:
·
You must submit an Application for Absentee
Voter Ballot (known as the Wikiwiki Absentee
Application and Wikiwiki Voter Registration & Permanent Absentee
form) or write a letter to the City/County Clerk where you are registered to
vote. You will need to specify the
address you want your ballot mailed to; and
·
You must return your completed Application for
Absentee Voter Ballot to your City/County Clerk by the following deadlines:
Primary: Saturday,
August 2, 2014
General: Tuesday, October 28, 2014
·
You
must return your voted Absentee Ballot to your City/County Clerk by the day of
the respective election.
To vote absentee in person, you must vote at an absentee polling place established by the City/County Clerk where you are registered to vote. You do not need to request an absentee ballot to vote absentee in person. The periods for Absentee Voting-in-person are:
Primary:
July 28 – August 7, 2014
General:
October 21 – November 1, 2014
The purpose
of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) is to
enable absent uniformed services and overseas citizens to vote by absentee
ballot in the primary, general, and special elections for Federal Offices. The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)
assists absent uniformed services and overseas citizens in registering to vote
and requesting absentee ballots. If a
requested absentee ballot is late in reaching the voter, a Federal-Write-in
Absentee Ballot (FWAB) may be used to vote in the General Election for Federal
offices. FWABs are available through
Voting Assistance Officers at military installations or at
WHERE
TO VOTE
Properly registered voters in the State of
Questions regarding voter registration status or
polling place location should be directed to the appropriate City/County Clerk:
POLLING
PLACE AND HOURS
Polling places open at 7 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. To avoid long lines at the polls, vote during non-peak hours:
· In the morning, between 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
·
In the afternoon, between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00
p.m.
TIME OFF FOR VOTING
Hawaii law (HRS §11-95) provides that you may be allowed two hours of time away from work to vote. We encourage you to coordinate time off with your employer by voting before or after work if possible.
VOTERS REQUIRING SPECIAL
ASSISTANCE
Voters requiring special assistance at the polling place on Election Day should speak to the Voter Assistance Official at their polling place.
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 - FSVS522T
Rev.
01/14/13