Dear Sir or Madam, Prior to the county clerk issuing a certificate of results in accordance with HRS 11-156. The Clerk must certify the county election results in accordance HRS11-155. §11-155 Certification of results of election. On receipt of certified tabulations from the election officials concerned, the chief election officer in a state election, or county clerk in a county election, shall compile, certify, and release the election results by district and precinct after the expiration of the time for bringing an election contest. The certification shall be based on a comparison and reconciliation of the following: (1) The results of the canvass of ballots conducted pursuant to chapter 16; (2) The audit of records and resultant overage and underage report; (3) The audit results of the manual audit team; (4) The results of any mandatory recount of votes conducted pursuant to section 11-158; and (5) All logs, tally sheets, and other documents generated during the election and in the canvass of the election results. A certificate of election or a certificate of results declaring the results of the election as of election day shall be issued pursuant to section 11-156; provided that in the event of an overage or underage, a list of all precincts in which an overage or underage occurred shall be attached to the certificate. The candidates to be elected who receive the most votes in any election district shall be declared to be elected; provided that candidates for offices elected by ranked-choice voting shall be declared to be elected pursuant to section 11-100. Unless otherwise provided, the term of office shall begin or end as of the close of voter service centers on election day. The position on the question receiving the appropriate majority of the votes cast shall be reflected in a certificate of results issued pursuant to section 11-156 Does the clerk conduct an independent certification in accordance with 11-155 or does the county rely on the state elections office to do so? ... Sincerely yours << Name removed >> << Name removed >>

Dear Sir, Thank you for responding. The County provides certificate of election results for County Races. How does the county of Hawaii verify that the results are accurate? Does the county conduct its own due diligence, or does it rely on the results given to it by the State? ... Sincerely yours << Name removed >> << Name removed >>