Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-155 – Certification of results of election
On receipt of certified tabulations from the election officials concerned, the chief election officer in a state election, or county clerk in a county election, shall compile, certify, and release the election results by district and precinct after the expiration of the time for bringing an election contest. The certification shall be based on a comparison and reconciliation of the following:
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-155
- county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
- District: means , unless otherwise specified, the district of political representation associated with a state representative. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1
- Election officials: means persons designated as officials by the chief election officer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1
- Precinct: means the smallest political subdivision established by law. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1
A certificate of election or a certificate of results declaring the results of the election as of election day shall be issued pursuant to section 11-156; provided that in the event of an overage or underage, a list of all precincts in which an overage or underage occurred shall be attached to the certificate. The candidates to be elected who receive the most votes in any election district shall be declared to be elected; provided that candidates for offices elected by ranked-choice voting shall be declared to be elected pursuant to section 11- . Unless otherwise provided, the term of office shall begin or end as of the close of voter service centers on election day. The position on the question receiving the appropriate majority of the votes cast shall be reflected in a certificate of results issued pursuant to section 11-156.