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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-9 (2026)

  Return, receipt, processing, and treatment of absentee ballots

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     §15-9  Return, receipt, processing, and treatment of absentee ballots.  An absentee ballot shall be returned, received, processed, and treated in the same manner as a return identification envelope in an election by mail as provided by part VIIA of chapter 11. [L 1975, c 36, pt of §3; am L 1976, c 106, §4(4); am L 1979, c 133, §8; am L 1980, c 248, §1(f); am L 1983, c 34, §22; am L 1985, c 203, §8; am L 1993, c 304, §10; am L 2019, c 136, §30; am L 2021, c 213, §36]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2022 · leading case: Waters v. Nago, 468 P.3d 60 (Haw. 2019).
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Waters v. Nago, 468 P.3d 60 (Haw. 2019). · cites it 68× “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
Stop Rail Now v. DeCosta, 203 P.3d 658 (Haw. 2008). · cites it 2× “HRS § 15-9 (1993). In order to allow overseas citizens a fair opportunity to vote in the general election by absentee ballot, the City Clerk mails overseas absentee ballots between 30-35 days before the general election.”
Iwasa v. Nago, 148 Haw. 46 (Haw. 2019). · cites it 68× “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
Charley's Taxi Radio Dispatch Corp. v. Sida of Hawaii, Inc., 562 F. Supp. 712 (D. Haw. 1983). “of § 1; RL 1955, § 15-9; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§ 12, 26] Haw.”
Deak-Perera Hawaii, Inc. v. Dep't of Transp., 553 F. Supp. 976 (D. Haw. 1983). “[L 1947, c 32, pt of § 1; RL 1955, § 15-9; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§ 12, 26] 33 .”
Malish v. Nago (Haw. 2022). · cites it 8× “1 HRS § 15-9 has since been amended, but at the time was interpreted by this court to require all absentee mail-in return envelopes to be “received by the City Clerk or an authorized representative by 6:00 p.”
Jane & John Doe Voters 1-47 v. Cachola (Haw. 2018). · cites it 2× “It appears that there is a system in place, governed by statute and administrative rules, in the oversight, handling and processing of absentee ballots on election day, as well as preventing the possibility of double voting by absentee mail voters.”
Dnc v. Katie Hobbs (9th Cir. 2020). “HOBBS 197 Hawai‘i Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 15-9 (West 2019): (a) The return envelope shall be: (1) Mailed and must be received by the clerk issuing the absentee ballot no later than the closing hour on election day in accordance with section 11-131; or (2) Delivered other than by…”
DCCC v. Ziriax (N.D. Okla. 2020). “67 ; Hawaii, Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-9 ; Idaho, Idaho Code § 34-1005 ; Kentucky, Ky.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-9(a) — 3 cases
Waters v. Nago, 468 P.3d 60 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
Iwasa v. Nago, 148 Haw. 46 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
Malish v. Nago (Haw. 2022). “1 HRS § 15-9 has since been amended, but at the time was interpreted by this court to require all absentee mail-in return envelopes to be “received by the City Clerk or an authorized representative by 6:00 p.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-9(a)(1) — 2 cases
Waters v. Nago, 468 P.3d 60 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
Iwasa v. Nago, 148 Haw. 46 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-9(a)(2) — 2 cases
Waters v. Nago, 468 P.3d 60 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
Iwasa v. Nago, 148 Haw. 46 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-9(c)(2) — 2 cases
Waters v. Nago, 468 P.3d 60 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
Iwasa v. Nago, 148 Haw. 46 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-9(d) — 2 cases
Waters v. Nago, 468 P.3d 60 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
Iwasa v. Nago, 148 Haw. 46 (Haw. 2019). “Count I -- Waters alleges that the 1,2863 absentee ballots in the District IV election that were counted between the fourth printout and the fifth printout were miscounted because they were transported to and received by the clerk in the State Capitol on November 6, 2018, nearly…”
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