§11-2  Chief election officer; duties. (a)  The chief election officer shall supervise all state elections.  The chiefelection officer may delegate responsibilities in state elections within acounty to the clerk of that county or to other specified persons.

(b)  The chief election officer shall beresponsible for the maximization of registration of eligible electorsthroughout the State.  In maximizing registration, the chief election officershall make an effort to equalize registration between districts, withparticular effort in those districts in which the chief election officerdetermines registration is lower than desirable.  The chief election officer,in carrying out this function, may make surveys, carry on house-to-housecanvassing, and assist or direct the clerk in any other area of registration.

(c)  The chief election officer shall maintaindata concerning registered voters, elections, apportionment, and districting. The chief election officer shall use this data to assist the reapportionmentcommission provided for under Article IV of the Constitution.

(d)  The chief election officer shall beresponsible for public education with respect to voter registration andinformation.

(e)  The chief election officer shall adoptrules governing elections in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1970, c 26, pt of§2; am L 1979, c 51, §5; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 116, §2; am L Sp 1995, c 27,§§4, 15; am L 1996, c 173, §§2, 3, 8; am L 1997, c 2, §17; am L 1999, c 141,§3; am L 2003, c 8, §2]

 

Cross References

 

  Reapportionment commission, see chapter 25.

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  A History of Recent Reapportionment in Hawaii.  22 HBJ 171.