With respect to any election, any candidate, or qualified political party directly interested, or any thirty voters of any election district, may file a complaint in the supreme court. The complaint shall set forth any cause or causes, such as but not limited to, provable fraud, overages, or underages, that could cause a difference in the election results. The complaint shall also set forth any reasons for reversing, correcting, or changing the decisions of the voter service center officials or the officials at a counting center in an election using the electronic voting system. A copy of the complaint shall be delivered to the chief election officer or the clerk in the case of county elections.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-172
Contests for cause; generally
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Soules v. Kauaians for Nukolii Campaign Committee (1988)
Most recently applied in 98 F. Supp. 2d 1139 - Bennett v. Yoshina (May 2000)
L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(xx); am L 1975, c 36, §1(15); am L 1991, c 9, §2; am L 2021, c 213, §31
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