HRS §16-27
Counting blank and questionable ballots
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Election officials at voter service centers must also count and record, for each type of official ballot, how many are completely blank and how many are questionable. This is in addition to counting the valid ballots.
The statute, as written — Number of blank and questionable ballots; record of
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.
In addition to the count of the valid ballots, the voter service center officials shall, as to each separate official ballot, also determine and record the number of totally blank ballots and the number of questionable ballots.
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