§11-134 - Ballot transport containers; ballot boxes. - Hawaii Statutes

     §11-134  Ballot transport containers; ballot boxes.  (a)  The seals of the ballot transport containers shall be broken and opened on election day only in the presence of at least two precinct officials not of the same political party.

     (b)  The chief election officer shall provide suitable ballot boxes for each polling place needed.  They shall have a hinged lid fastened securely by a nonreusable seal.  In the center of the lid there shall be an aperture of the appropriate size for the voting system used.  The ballot boxes shall be placed at a point convenient for the deposit of ballots and where they can be observed by the precinct officials.

     (c)  At the opening of the polls for election, the chairperson of the precinct officials shall publicly open the ballot boxes and expose them to all persons present to show that they are empty.  The ballot boxes shall be closed and sealed; they shall remain sealed until transported to the counting center; provided that, in precincts where the electronic voting system is used, the ballot boxes shall not be opened at the polling places except as provided by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1975, c 36, §1(8); am L 1980, c 264, §1(k); am L 1983, c 34, §17]