Hawaii Election Center

• In Person: 29 days before Election Day.
• By Mail: 29 days before Election Day.
• Online: 29 days before Election Day.

If you have missed the voter registration deadline, you can still register to vote and a cast a ballot at the same time during early voting at early walk-in locations. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions.

To register in Hawaii you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the State of Hawaii
• be at least 16 years old (you must be 18 years old by Election Day in order to vote)
• not be incarcerated for a felony conviction
• not be adjudicated by a court as “non compos mentis”

1. Use our Register to Vote Tool to fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
2. Sign and date your form. This is very important!
3. Mail or hand-deliver your completed form to the address we provide.
4. Make sure you register before the voter registration deadline.

Absentee ballot application deadline:

Received by 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday before Election Day

Voted ballots are due:

Received by the close of polls on Election Day

Any registered Hawaii voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

1. Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application.
2. Sign and date the form. This is very important!
3. Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We’ll provide the mailing address for you.
4. All Local Election Offices will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. If it’s close to the deadline, call and see if your Local Election Office will let you fax or email the application.
5. Make sure your application is received by the deadline. Your application must actually arrive by this time — simply being postmarked by the deadline is insufficient.
6. Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.

1. Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
2. Sign and date where indicated.
3. Return your voted ballot back to the address indicated on the return envelope.
4. Your voted ballot must be received by the close of polls on Election Day or it will not be counted. Ballots that are postmarked but not received by Election Day will not be considered on time.
5. Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions.

Early voting starts two Tuesdays before Election Day.

Early voting ends the Saturday before Election Day.

If you’re not voting for the first time in Hawaii, you don’t need to provide ID to vote in person.

ID is only required in Hawaii if you’re a first time voter who registered by mail and you didn’t provide ID when you registered. If this applies to you, bring one of the following to vote:

• Current driver’s license or state ID card
• A current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address

If you’re not voting for the first time in Hawaii, you don’t need to provide ID to vote by mail.

ID is only required in Hawaii if you’re a first time voter who registered by mail and you didn’t provide ID when you registered. If this applies to you, attach to your mail ballot one of the following to vote:

• Current driver’s license or state ID card
• A current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address