§11-15  Application to register.  (a) 
Any person qualified to and desiring to register as a voter in any county shall
make and subscribe to an application in the form of an affidavit.



The affidavit shall contain the following
information:



(1)  Name;



(2)  Social security number;



(3)  Date of birth;



(4)  Residence, including mailing address;



(5)  That the residence stated in the affidavit is not
simply because of the person's presence in the State but that the residence was
acquired with the intent to make Hawaii the person's legal residence with all
the accompanying obligations therein;



(6)  That the person is a citizen.



(b)  Any person qualified to and desiring to
register as a voter for the election of members of the board of trustees of the
office of Hawaiian affairs shall make and subscribe to an application in the
form of an affidavit which shall state that the person is Hawaiian and which
shall contain the information required under subsection (a).  The affidavit
shall also apply to all elections, primary, special primary, general, special
general, special, or county, held in the State, under all voting systems used
within the State, so far as applicable and not inconsistent with this title.



(c)  The applicant shall swear to the truth of
the allegations by self-subscribing oath in the affidavit on application for
voter registration or other form prescribed by the chief election officer. 
Unless contested by a qualified voter, the clerk may accept, as prima facie
evidence, the allegation of the applicant in information required in the
affidavit in subsection (a)(5), and the allegation of the applicant that the
applicant is Hawaiian required in subsection (b).  In any other case where the
clerk shall so desire or believe the same to be expedient, the clerk may demand
that the applicant furnish substantiating evidence to the allegations of the
applicant's application.



(d)  The applicant shall then affix the
applicant's signature to the affidavit.  In the case where an applicant is
unable to write for the reason of illiteracy, blindness, or other physical
disability the applicant's mark shall be witnessed by another person who shall
sign the affidavit in the space provided.  A voter having once been registered
shall not be required to register again for any succeeding election, except as
provided in this chapter.  Affidavits approved by the clerk shall thereupon be
numbered appropriately, filed by the clerk and kept available for election or
government purposes in accordance with procedures established by section 11-97.



(e)  The clerk may designate a subordinate or
subordinates to act in the clerk's place and stead in all matters covered by
this section, except that no candidate shall be eligible to serve as a
subordinate. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(f); am L 1974, c 34,
§1(a); am L 1976, c 106, §1(4); am L 1979, c 196, §4; am L 1981, c 107, §1 and
c 195, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 111, §1; am L 1990, c 45, §§2, 3 and c
156, §6; am L 1998, c 23, §2]



 



Attorney General Opinions



 



  Clerk may deputize seventeen-year olds as voter registrars,
there being no statute imposing age requirement.  Att. Gen. Op. 72‑2.



 



Case Notes



 



  Indictment of section dismissed because did not allege
challenge by a qualified voter or that defendant had information contrary to
that contained in voter registration affidavits.  67 H. 398, 688 P.2d 1152.



  Preclearance under Voting Rights Act not prerequisite for
enforcement of this section.  68 H. 516, 722 P.2d 453.