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Hawaii elections, 2013
Hawaii election information for 2013 is listed below.
| On the 2013 ballot |
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Exceptions included special elections. Find current election news and links here. |
Voting in Hawaii
- See also: Voting in Hawaii
Important voting information
- Hawaii uses a closed primary system, meaning voters must register with a party to be able to vote in their primary election.
- The deadline for registration is 29 days prior to the election.
- Hawaii passed legislation in 2012 authorizing online voter registration, but a system has not yet been implemented.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Hawaii, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
Hawaii is one of 34 states that permits early voting with no specific restrictions as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 14 days before an election and ends three days prior to Election Day.[1]
Elections Performance Index
Hawaii ranked 45th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Hawaii received an overall score of 54 percent.[2]
See also
Footnotes
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