HRS §15-9
How absentee ballots are handled
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that absentee ballots must be returned, received, processed, and treated the same way as return identification envelopes in mail elections under part VIIA of chapter 11. It is a short rule that points to other rules for details.
The statute, as written — Return, receipt, processing, and treatment of absentee ballots
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
An absentee ballot shall be returned, received, processed, and treated in the same manner as a return identification envelope in an election by mail as provided by part VIIA of chapter 11.
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