| Updated on: Sunday, November 3, 2002
How to vote
What you need
Poll hours
Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5. People in line at 6 p.m. will be allowed to vote. The best times to vote are during the non-peak hours of 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 and 4 p.m.
Identification
Bring a photo ID with a signature, such as a Hawai‘i driver's license.
Time needed
Elections officials say voters should allow themselves about the same amount of time to vote as in the past. While the new ballot-marking process may be relatively quick, voters should be prepared to wait in line as people feed their ballots into the voting 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). Or check for polling places online.
Special help
Voter assistance officials are assigned to each polling place. They help people with physical disabilities or who have difficulty with 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
You can no longer vote absentee. The deadline to vote absentee by mail was Tuesday, Oct. 29, and the last day to vote absentee was Saturday, Nov. 2.
Web site
Voter information — and, on election night, voting results — are available on a Web site created by the state Office of Elections and county clerks.
The address is www.state.hi.us/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 1-800-442-8683, or contact their county clerk.
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