Hawaii § 16-25 - Order and method of counting.
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§ 16-25. Order and method of counting.
Each ballot shall be counted and finished as to all the candidates thereon before counting a second and subsequent ballots. The ballots shall be counted by teams in the following manner only: by one election official announcing the vote in a loud clear voice, one election official tallying the vote, one election official watching the election official announcing the vote and one election official watching the election official tallying the vote. The election official doing the announcing or tallying and the election official watching that official shall not be of the same political party. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(c); gen ch 1993; am L 2019, c 136, §34] Previous Vol01_Ch0001-0042F Next
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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 16-25 cover?
Section 16-25 ("Order and method of counting.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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