HRS §16-25
How ballots are counted
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains the order and method for counting ballots. Each ballot must be fully counted before the next one starts. Counting is done by a four-person team with specific roles, and the watcher must be from a different political party than the person they watch.
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The statute, as written — Order and method of counting
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.
Each ballot shall be counted and finished as to all the candidates thereon before counting a second and subsequent ballots. The ballots shall be counted by teams in the following manner only: by one election official announcing the vote in a loud clear voice, one election official tallying the vote, one election official watching the election official announcing the vote and one election official watching the election official tallying the vote. The election official doing the announcing or tallying and the election official watching that official shall not be of the same political party.
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