HRS §16-12
Rules for voting machines in Hawaii elections
Voting machines used in Hawaii elections must meet specific requirements to ensure fair and accurate voting. They must let voters choose the right number of candidates, prevent double voting, and handle ballot questions correctly. Machines must also track votes and show how to use them.
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The statute, as written — Voting machines; requirements
No voting machine shall be installed for use in any election in the State unless it shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) It shall permit the voter to vote for as many persons for an office as the voter is lawfully entitled to vote for, but no more; (2) It shall prevent the voter from voting for the same persons more than once for the same office; (3) It shall permit the voter to vote for or against any question the voter may have the right to vote on, but no other; (4) In special primary and primary elections it shall be so equipped that it will lock out all rows except those of the party or nonpartisan candidates selected by the voter; (5) It shall be provided with a protective counter or protective device whereby any operation of the machine before or after the election will be detected; (6) It shall be provided with a counter which shall show at all times during an election how many persons have voted; (7) It shall be provided with a mechanical model, illustrating the manner of voting on the machine, suitable for the instruction of voters.
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