Hawaii § 11-21 - Change of name, transfer on election day.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 11-21 — Change of name, transfer on election day., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-21. Change of name, transfer on election day.
(a) The clerk may designate a registration clerk, who may be an election official, at a voter service center in the county on the day of the election. (b) These registration clerks shall take applications for change of name from voters who have been married or who have had their names changed since the last election. (c) Any person whose name appears on the registered voters list whose residence has changed since the last election, and whom the clerk has not transferred under section 11-20, may apply on a form prescribed by the chief election officer on the day of the election for transfer of registration to the precinct of the new residence. Any person so transferring voter registration shall be immediately added to the register of the new precinct. (d) Where a person was incorrectly placed on a list of voters of a precinct in which the person does not actually reside, the person may correct the registration. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1972, c 77, §3; am L 1984, c 64, §2; am L 1985, c 203, §2; am L 1987, c 273, §4; am L 1992, c 129, §§3, 4; am L 2019, c 136, §8; am L 2021, c 213, §8] Previous Vol01_Ch0001-0042F Next
Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-21 ("Change of name, transfer on election day.") 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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