Hawaii a conduct election primarily ren mail. Meinisin registered voter a ale eu ballot non imw, me ka tongeni return ren mail, non eu drop box, ika non eu voter service center. Ei guide a cover met kopwe register, met kopwe expect won omw ballot, me key date kopwe silei.
Ka register na? Ka tongeni katon omw registration status, update omw address, me katon omw sample ballot non olvr.hawaii.gov.
Met kopwe register kopwe vote
Ka tongeni register kopwe vote non Hawaii ika kemi:
- Eu United States citizen
- Eu resident en Hawaii
- At least 18 ier ren Election Day (ka tongeni register non 16 nge esap tongeni vote tori kopwe 18)
Register online
Ewe alen mi tou ngeni kopwe register ese online non olvr.hawaii.gov — Hawaii an Online Voter Registration system. Ka pwe kana omw Hawaii driver’s license ika state ID number. Ewe process a nom chok nimman minute.
Register ren mail ika in person
- Download eu voter registration form seni ewe Office of Elections website me mail ngeni omw county clerk
- Ale eu form non meinisin post office, library, ika county clerk office
- Register in person non eu voter service center non early voting ika won Election Day (same-day registration mi available)
Registration deadline
- Online ika ren mail: 30 ran me mwen Election Day
- In person: Same-day registration mi available non voter service center, include won Election Day
Ika ka move, change omw iten, ika esap vote recently, update omw registration non olvr.hawaii.gov me pung me mwen eu election.
Met an voting ren mail a angang
Seni 2020, Hawaii a wiis eu all-mail election state. Ikkei met ewe echok ngeni kemi:
- Omw ballot a tori ren mail — approximately 18 ran me mwen Election Day. A fangeni ngeni ewe address won omw voter registration.
- Review omw ballot me mwotomwot — ka tongeni research candidate me measure me mwen kopwe mark omw ballot. Nom won omw tien.
- Mark omw ballot — use eu black pen. Fill in ewe oval neni omw choice me meinisin. Follow ewe instruction won ewe ballot.
- Seal me sign — akom omw completed ballot non ewe secrecy envelope, nge non ewe return envelope. Sign ewe return envelope. Omw signature mi required — a check usun omw voter registration, pwe sign ewe alen ka register.
- Return omw ballot — a wor eeniman option (katon netipar).
Met kopwe return omw ballot
- Mail mwirin: Esap kana stamp — postage mi prepaid. Mail mumut ngengen pwe epwe tori me mwen Election Day. Ewe county clerk a kana kopwe ale me mwen 7:00 PM won Election Day.
- Drop box: Official ballot drop box mi akom non ia won eu me eu county. Ra available 24/7 non ewe voting period me ra collect won Election Day. Kunok ia non elections.hawaii.gov.
- Voter service center: Ka tongeni drop off omw ballot non meinisin voter service center non ewe early voting period ika won Election Day. Ka pwan tongeni vote in person won eu electronic voting machine non ekewe ia.
Met mi won ewe ballot
Omw ballot epwe include ekkei ika meinisin ekewe, mi depend won ewe election:
Federal office
- U.S. President — meinisin 4 ier
- U.S. Senator — Hawaii a wor 2 senator, mi elect ngeni 6-year term
- U.S. Representative — Hawaii a wor 2 congressional district
State office
- Governor me Lieutenant Governor — meinisin 4 ier
- State Senator — omw specific senate district
- State Representative — omw specific house district
- Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) trustee
County office
- Mayor
- County Council member — omw specific council district
- Prosecuting Attorney
- Neighborhood Board member (Honolulu chok)
Ballot measure
Ekkei election a include ballot measure — proposed change won ewe state constitution ika county charter nge voter ra decide directly. Ridini ewe explanatory text me mwotomwot. Ika eu measure a confusing, research me mwen kopwe mark omw ballot. Esap kana kopwe vote won meinisin item.
Primary vs. general election
Hawaii a fori eu primary election (typically non August) me eu general election (non November). Ewe primary a narrow ewe field en candidate; ewe general a determine ifa a nom won office. Hawaii a wor eu open primary — ka tongeni vote non meinisin party an primary, nge ka tongeni chok vote non eu party an primary non eu election.
Key date
Election date me deadline ra set ren ewe Office of Elections. Katon elections.hawaii.gov ren current year date. General pattern:
- Primary Election: Ruuanu Saturday non August (even-numbered ier)
- General Election: Mumutan Tuesday mwin mumutan Monday non November (even-numbered ier)
- Special Election: Mi schedule pwe mi kana kopwe fill vacancy
- Registration deadline (online/mail): 30 ran me mwen
- Ballot mi mail: 18 ran me mwen
- Early voting center mi open: 10 ran me mwen
- Ballot return deadline: 7:00 PM won Election Day
Tip ren informed voting
- Katon omw sample ballot mumut. Katon non olvr.hawaii.gov me mwen omw ballot a tori pwe ka tongeni research candidate me measure.
- Research candidate. Katon ar official website, public statement, me voting record ika ra incumbent. Nonpartisan voter guide ra publish ren organization pwe League of Women Voters.
- Ridini ballot measure language me mwotomwot. Eu “yes” vote esap always echok met ka expect. Ridini ewe full text, esap chok ewe title.
- Esap kana kopwe vote won meinisin race. A okay kopwe akom eu race blank ika esap wor omw information usun ekewe candidate. Eu undervote esap invalidate ewe apwan omw ballot.
- Ka sap monien tori ewe iteiten ran. Return omw ballot mumut. Ika meen a nom wrong — eu signature mismatch, eu damaged ballot — mumut return a awora ngeni kemi tien kopwe fix.
Nge ewe ballot
Voting a auchea, nge civic engagement esap stop non ewe ballot box. Laplap government aninis a fis ne ekewe election — non public hearing, board meeting, me public comment period. Ekewe representative ka elect ra fori aninis meinisin ier, me ra mochen rongorong seni kemi non meinisin ar term, esap chok non campaign.
Silei met kopwe testify Titi ngeni omw representative Katon government meeting