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HRS §11-108.5

Mail-in ballots stay valid if voter becomes ineligible later

If you were eligible to vote when you cast your mail-in ballot, it stays valid even if you become ineligible later, including if you die. The ballot is considered cast when you return the envelope with your marked ballot or vote in person at a voter service center.

The statute, as written — Validity of cast mail-in ballot where voter later becomes ineligible

The mail-in ballot of any voter who was eligible to vote at the time the ballot was cast shall not be deemed invalid solely because the voter became ineligible to vote, including by death of the voter, after casting the ballot. For the purposes of this section, "cast" means that the voter has: (1) Returned the return identification envelope containing the optional secrecy envelope or secrecy sleeve with the marked ballot in any manner permitted pursuant to section 11-104(c); or (2) Completed voting in person at a voter service center.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§11-104 How to mark and return your ballot

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