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HRS §16-25

How ballots are counted

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

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.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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