Bill > HB767

This bill extends the time period for voters to correct deficiencies in their ballot return identification envelopes from five business days to thirteen calendar days after the date of the election. Specifically, the bill amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 11-106 to allow voters more time to address issues such as unsigned affirmations, signature mismatches, or other conditions that would prevent a ballot from being counted. The clerk is required to notify voters by mail, phone, or email about these deficiencies and provide them the opportunity to cure them. Importantly, the bill clarifies that ballot counting and election result disclosure can continue during this cure period, and the clerk's inability to contact voters cannot be grounds for contesting an election. This change applies to all types of return identification envelopes, including those used in various voting methods outlined in other sections of Hawaii election law.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=767&year=2025