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SB2722
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
2722
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to voter service centers
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
1
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Section 11-109, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:
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�11-109
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Voter service centers; places of deposit.
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(a)
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Voter service centers shall be established by the clerks to service the
particular needs of each county's voters.
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(b)
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In each county, a voter service center shall
be open from the tenth business day preceding the day of the election during
regular business hours until the
closing hour of voting
and at the same times statewide.
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The clerks may operate additional voter service centers
with varying days or hours of operation to service the voters of particular
areas that otherwise could not support the operation of a voter service center
for ten business days or the same times statewide.
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Anyone standing in line at a voter service
center
at
the closing hour of voting
with the intent of
voting shall be permitted to do so.
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A
person eligible to vote but who is not registered to vote standing in line at a
voter service center at
the closing hour of voting
shall be permitted to apply under section 11-15.2 to register to
vote and subsequently vote that election day.
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To the extent the registration clerk determines the applicant to be
registered at that time, the applicant will be permitted to vote a regular
ballot.
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If additional time is required
to process the application, the applicant shall be provided a provisional
ballot.
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(c)
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The clerks shall
maintain separate lines at a voter service center for:
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(1)
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Voters with accessibility needs
arising from a disability, including a visual or hearing impairment, that
require an accommodation to vote;
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(2)
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Voters who are newly registering to
vote or conducting a change of name or residence; and
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(3)
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All other voters.
If a
line is unoccupied, any clerks assigned to that line may assist voters in
another line until new voters appear at the unoccupied line.
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(c)
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(d)
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Each voter service center
shall provide the services specified in section 11-1 under the definition of
"voter service center".
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(d)
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(e)
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The clerks may designate and
provide for places of deposit to be open as early as the mailing of ballots by
the clerks; provided that the locations and apparatus for receiving voted
ballots can be securely maintained during the period of use for each election,
and as may be permitted by the operational hours.
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SECTION
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.
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SECTION
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Office of
Elections; Voter Service Centers; Accessibility; Accommodations
Description:
Requires
clerks at a voter service center to maintain separate lines for voters with
accessibility needs, voters who are newly registering or conducting a change of
name or residence, and all other voters unless a line is unoccupied.
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