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HRS §11-1.5

Office of Elections

This section creates the Office of Elections to help the chief election officer and the elections commission. It is part of the Department of Accounting and General Services. Full-time office workers cannot campaign for or against any candidate, except by voting themselves.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Office of elections established

(a) There is established an office of elections to provide support to the chief election officer. The office shall be placed within the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes. The chief election officer shall be the administrator of the office of elections. Except for exercising the right to vote, the full-time employees of the office of elections shall not support, advocate, or aid in the election or defeat of any candidate for public office. (b) The office of elections shall provide staff support to the elections commission, as requested by the elections commission. [L Sp 1995, c 27, pt of §2, §15; am L 1999, c 141, §§3, 5; am L 2003, c 117, §2; am L 2004, c 57, §8]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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