{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-16-12","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-12","heading":"Voting machines; requirements.","body":"No voting machine shall be installed for use in any election in the State unless it shall satisfy the following requirements:\n\n(1) It shall permit the voter to vote for as many persons for an office as the voter is lawfully entitled to vote for, but no more;\n\n(2) It shall prevent the voter from voting for the same persons more than once for the same office;\n\n(3) It shall permit the voter to vote for or against any question the voter may have the right to vote on, but no other;\n\n(4) In special primary and primary elections it shall be so equipped that it will lock out all rows except those of the party or nonpartisan candidates selected by the voter;\n\n(5) It shall be provided with a protective counter or protective device whereby any operation of the machine before or after the election will be detected;\n\n(6) It shall be provided with a counter which shall show at all times during an election how many persons have voted;\n\n(7) It shall be provided with a mechanical model, illustrating the manner of voting on the machine, suitable for the instruction of voters.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 2","Chapter 16"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0016/HRS_0016-0012.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"03a587178cfa67794c8f1d8004703082fbfd361841ea70e97b73b7ec66b7ef96","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-15-9","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-16-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}