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HRS §11-138

Time allowed in the voting booth

This section sets a time limit for how long you can stay in a voting booth. You get five minutes to vote, then you must leave right away. If you refuse, election officials can remove you.

vulnerable adults

The statute, as written — Time allowed voters

A voter shall be allowed to remain in the voting booth for five minutes, and having voted the voter shall at once emerge and leave the voting booth. If the voter refuses to leave when so requested by a majority of voter service center officials after the lapse of five minutes, the voter shall be removed by the voter service center officials.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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