EAdIElection Administration Index

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section (§ 11-7.5) grounds the elections commission's duties in statute (Hawaii Revised Statutes), not the state constitution. The section specifies enumerated duties but does not establish that the commission's existence or core mandate derives from constitutional text; rather, it legislates the commission's operational responsibilities under statutory authority. A score of 1 (statute-based) is appropriate, not 2 (constitution-based), which would require explicit constitutional grounding.

The statute establishes gubernatorial appointment with senate confirmation, a two-branch mechanism that prevents unilateral executive control. However, it does not involve the judiciary, and the legislature's role is passive confirmation rather than affirmative co-appointment. The statutory requirement for political balance (subsection b) strengthens structural independence, but the criterion's dual-scholar test asks whether no single branch unilaterally controls composition—here, the governor retains primary nominating power, and legislature confirms or rejects. This falls short of true multi-branch (executive, legislative, judicial) appointment structures that appear in some other jurisdictions.

“appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate”

The statute fixes commissioner terms at four years and requires gubernatorial appointment with senate consent, providing some statutory structure. However, the section provides no explicit statutory grounds for removal, no staggered cycle (all three board members serve co-terminus four-year terms), and does not shield members from at-will removal by the governor between sessions. While term length is defined, the absence of removal protections and staggered appointments means the structure does not fully satisfy the criterion's requirement for fixed-length terms with statutory grounds for removal.

“their terms of office shall be four years”

Hawaii statute explicitly requires that boards of registration cannot consist entirely of members of one political party, establishing a statutory political-balance mandate. The statute further clarifies that party membership is determined by the respective political party and must be tracked throughout the member's tenure, with notice requirements for party-membership changes. This structural requirement prevents single-party capture of the boards.

“In no case shall any board consist entirely of members of one political party.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 11-110 allocates election expenses between state and counties but does not establish an independent, separate statutory line item for the election authority's budget. The section requires funding to come from 'appropriations as may be made by the legislature' (for state) and 'county councils' (for counties), meaning budgets remain subject to standard appropriations processes and mid-cycle reallocation by the executive branch. No multi-year funding mechanism, budget reserve, or protection against in-cycle cuts is specified.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: HRS § 19-3 defines election fraud offenses and criminal penalties for various misconduct; it contains no statutory requirement for mandatory training of election officials or poll workers, nor does it specify training content or frequency. This section addresses criminal liability, not institutional structure or staff competency requirements.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute requires inspection, audit, and testing but delegates the actual criteria, evaluator qualifications, timeline, and public-comment procedures entirely to administrative rules adopted by the chief election officer. This is not codification in statute; it is statutory authorization for executive rulemaking. The certification process lacks statutory grounding of the key procedural elements (who qualifies as 'qualified observers,' what standards apply, public participation).

“The electronic voting system is subject to inspection, audit, and experimental testing, by qualified observers, before and after the election, pursuant to administrative rules adopted by the chief election officer under chapter 91”

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.