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HRS §15-6

What goes in your absentee voting packet

The election clerk must send you ballots, ballot envelopes, and a return envelope. The return envelope includes a statement you must sign, saying you are the voter and no one helped you vote. It also includes summaries of voting rules and other required information.

The statute, as written — Return envelope, ballot envelope; instructions

The clerk shall provide the absentee voter with the ballots, ballot envelopes, and a return envelope that shall contain a statement to be subscribed to by the voter that affirms the fact that the voter is the person voting and that the voter's employer or agent of the employer, agent of the voter's labor union, or any candidate listed on the ballot did not assist the voter, as described in section 11-139, along with the instruction that the voter's ballot will be valid only if the affirmation statement is signed, materials summarizing the provisions in sections 19-3, 19-3.5, 19-4, and 19-6, and any other information prescribed by the rules promulgated by the chief election officer.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§11-139 Voting assistance

§19-3 Election frauds

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