Hawaii § 11-137 - Secrecy; removal or exhibition of ballot.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 11-137 — Secrecy; removal or exhibition of ballot., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-137. Secrecy; removal or exhibition of ballot.
No person shall look at or ask to see the contents of the ballot or the choice of party or nonpartisan ballot of any voter, except as provided in sections 11-139 and 11-132, nor shall any person attempt to influence a voter in regard to whom the voter shall vote for. When a voter is in the voting booth for the purpose of voting, no other person, except as provided in sections 11-139 and 11-132, shall be allowed to enter the booth or to be in a position from which the person can observe how the voter votes. No person shall take a ballot out of the voter service center unless authorized by the chief election officer or a designee of the chief election officer. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1972, c 158, §1; am L 1973, c 217, §1(rr); am L 1975, c 36, §1(10); am L 1980, c 264, §1(m); gen ch 1985; am L 1993, c 97, §3; am L 2019, c 136, §19] Cross References Distribution or sharing of electronic or digital image of a voter's own marked ballot via social media, see §11-121. Attorney General Opinions Precludes "exit polling" within a polling place and within a thousand-foot radius thereof. Att. Gen. Op. 84-4. Previous Vol01_Ch0001-0042F Next
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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 11-137 cover?
Section 11-137 ("Secrecy; removal or exhibition of ballot.") 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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