WHAT YOU NEED
Poll hours
Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. People in line at 6 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
Identification
Bring a photo ID with a signature, such as a Hawai'i driver's license.
Time needed
Elections officials say that to avoid long lines at voting sites, vote during the non-peak hours of 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. While the ballot-marking process may go quickly, voters should be prepared to wait in line as people feed their ballots into the ballot machine.
Polling place
Not sure if you're registered to vote, or where your polling place is? Call the Office of Elections (453-8683) or your county clerk (see numbers below). They ask that you call before Sept. 23 or visit www.hawaii.gov/elections and click on the link, "Polling Place Locator."
Special help
Voter assistance officials are assigned to each polling place. They help people with physical disabilities or who have difficulty reading, can help people vote curbside if they cannot leave their cars, and provide other help.
Or a voter can have a person of their choice help them in the voting booth, as long as that person is not the voter's employer or an agent of the voter's employer or union.
Write-in votes
Not allowed under Hawai'i election laws.
Time off
The law entitles people to at least two consecutive hours off from work to vote if they do not have two hours before or after work to vote.
Absentee voting
Registered voters may vote early at walk-in absentee voting sites on all islands except Lana'i and Ni'ihau. Most are open during normal business hours through Sept. 21. Call your county clerk's office for details. Anyone registered to vote may vote early. No special reason is needed.
Web site
Voter information is available on a Web site created by the state Office of Elections and county clerks.
The address is www.hawaii.gov/elections.
Need help?
Call your county clerk.
• Honolulu: 523-4293
• Big Island: 961-8277
• Maui: 270-7749
• Kaua'i: 241-6350
For help on election day, call the state Office of Elections at 453-VOTE (8683). Neighbor Islanders can call toll free at (800) 442-8683, or contact their clerk's office.
Source: State Office of Elections
CASTING YOUR BALLOT
Choose only one color ...
Decide which party primary you will participate in and vote in ONLY ONE colored box. Voting in more than one colored box will invalidate your ballot.
... and vote on the other side, too
The non-colored side of the ballot is for nonpartisan county and school board races. Vote here as well, following the instructions.
Fill in the oval completely
Vote by filling in the oval completely next to the candidate of your choice. Markers will be provided.
Feed completed ballot into machine
Place the completed ballot in the privacy sleeve and feed the ballot into the slot at the top of the ballot machine. The machine will pull the ballot in. It does not matter which ends goes in first, or which side is up.
Electronic voting tablet for people with disabilities
Voters who are blind, have difficulty marking a ballot or have other disabilities may vote on a tablet device called an eSlate. Poll workers will provide help.
FIND YOUR CANDIDATES
Not sure which candidates will be on your ballot? The Office of Elections Web site allows voters to view their actual precinct ballot online.
Go to www.hawaii.gov/elections and click on the link, "Polling Place Locator."
This link also gives you the address and directions to your polling place.
