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Election Results Certification

Request to:
Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk
Law used:
State of Hawaii UIPA
Status of this request:
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From << Name Not Public >>
Subject Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185]
Date July 24, 2024, 11:49 a.m.
To Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk
Status Awaiting response
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  1. 2 months, 1 week agoJuly 24, 2024, 11:50 a.m.: << Name Not Public >> sent a message to Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk.
From Araceley, Relley – Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk
Subject FW: Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185]
Date July 31, 2024, 9:34 a.m.
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Aloha << Name removed >> , I apologize, but I am having some difficulty understanding your request. The question being posed in the request ("how does the County verify election results before they certify an election?") seems to be more of a procedural question that should be directed to our Elections Division. If I am wrong and there is some file or document that you are looking for that directly relates to the question posed in the request, then please let me know and I can work on providing that for you. I will await your response. Mahalo, Mr. Relley Araceley Office of the County Clerk County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402 Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 961-8429
-----Original Message----- From: Polido, Michelle K < <name and email address> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:10 PM To: Araceley, Relley < <name and email address> > Subject: FW: Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185] Aloha Relley, Just forwarding you a records request that we received today. Mahalo, Michelle Polido Michelle Polido (808)961-8255 Office of the County Clerk 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402 Hilo, HI 96720 -----Original Message----- From: << Name removed >> << Name removed >> <<name and email address> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:50 AM To: Clerk-Council < <name and email address> > Subject: Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185] Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address. Mahalo, << Name removed >> << Name removed >>
  1. 2 months, 1 week agoJuly 31, 2024, 9:34 a.m.: Received an email from Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk.
From << Name Not Public >>
Subject FW: Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185]
Date Aug. 2, 2024, 4:17 a.m.
To Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk

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 >>
  1. 2 months agoAug. 2, 2024, 4:17 a.m.: << Name Not Public >> sent a message to Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk.
From Araceley, Relley – Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk
Subject RE: Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185]
Date Aug. 8, 2024, 1:24 p.m.
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Aloha, Thank you so much for your patience in responding to your inquiry. Due to some delay in receipt of your response to my question below we were delayed in processing your request. After some discovery it was found that the County of Hawaii Office of the County Clerk does not have the information you were asking for and that an answer could be found with the State of Hawaii Office of Elections. The State Office of Elections can be contacted at 808-453-8683 or via email at <<email address>> Attached to this email are the following: - Your original request - Our Notice to Requester ("NTR") form Again, thank you for your patience and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Mahalo, Mr. Relley Araceley Office of the County Clerk County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402 Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 961-8429
-----Original Message----- From: Araceley, Relley Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 9:34 AM To: <<email address>> <<name and email address> > Subject: FW: Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185] Aloha << Name removed >> , I apologize, but I am having some difficulty understanding your request. The question being posed in the request ("how does the County verify election results before they certify an election?") seems to be more of a procedural question that should be directed to our Elections Division. If I am wrong and there is some file or document that you are looking for that directly relates to the question posed in the request, then please let me know and I can work on providing that for you. I will await your response. Mahalo, Mr. Relley Araceley Office of the County Clerk County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402 Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 961-8429 -----Original Message----- From: Polido, Michelle K < <name and email address> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:10 PM To: Araceley, Relley < <name and email address> > Subject: FW: Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185] Aloha Relley, Just forwarding you a records request that we received today. Mahalo, Michelle Polido Michelle Polido (808)961-8255 Office of the County Clerk 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402 Hilo, HI 96720 -----Original Message----- From: << Name removed >> << Name removed >> <<name and email address> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:50 AM To: Clerk-Council < <name and email address> > Subject: Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185] Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address. Mahalo, << Name removed >> << Name removed >>
  1. 1 month, 4 weeks agoAug. 8, 2024, 1:25 p.m.: Received an email from Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk.
From << Name Not Public >>
Subject RE: Records Request for Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk: Election Results Certification [#1185]
Date Aug. 11, 2024, 12:31 p.m.
To Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk

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 >>
  1. 1 month, 3 weeks agoAug. 11, 2024, 12:31 p.m.: << Name Not Public >> sent a message to Hawaii County Office of the County Clerk.