State Background Info:
  Upcoming SoS Elections:

Hawaii Electoral Situation
Absentee ballots require an excuse: no

Early voting: yes

Felons: The State of Hawaii prohibits felons currently in prison from voting. Once an individual has completed their sentence, their right to vote is automatically restored.

ID Laws: All voters need: Picture ID with a signature on it for verification of your identity. Voter will be asked to sign a poll book to record that the voter voted at that polling place. A voter registration notice is not an acceptable form of identification.

Mandatory poll worker/election official training:
yes

Paper trail: passed by legislature on 5/5/2005 and awaiting signature of governor

Provisional ballot validity determined by jurisdiction of voter, not precinct:
no

Registration deadline: Registration ends 30 days before the election.

Uniform voting system: yes