Hawaii ballot
60 races and 32 measures on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Parties are as printed on the ballot.
How to vote in Hawaii
- Election day
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Register by
- Monday, October 26, 2026 · online · same-day registration available
- Early voting
- All-mail election; ballots mailed starting Oct 16. Voter Service Centers open Oct 20 - Nov 3, 2026 for in-person voting and same-day registration.
- Mail ballot
- No request needed; every registered voter is mailed a ballot.
- Return by
- Received by county elections division by 7 p.m. Nov 3, 2026 (postmarks do not count)
- ID
- Mail ballots verified by signature; in-person voters at Voter Service Centers asked for ID with photo and signature.
Hawaii Nov 3, 2026 general election is conducted by mail. Registered voters are mailed a ballot starting Oct 16; no request is needed. Register or update online at olvr.hawaii.gov; Oct 26 is the deadline to register in time to receive a ballot by mail. After that, you can register and vote in person the same day at a Voter Service Center, open Oct 20 through Election Day (accessible in-person voting, replacement ballots and same-day registration). Return your voted ballot by mail or at a place of deposit/drop box so it is RECEIVED by your county elections division by 7 p.m. on Nov 3 (a postmark is not enough, so mail it early). Mail voters sign the return envelope instead of showing ID; in-person voters at a Voter Service Center are asked for ID with photo and signature. Constitutional amendments must be approved by a majority of all ballots cast, so a blank vote has the same effect as a no vote. Check your registration and find Voter Service Centers and drop boxes at elections.hawaii.gov.
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Federal
Statewide and state
County and local
Measures and recalls
Question 1 is a constitutional amendment proposed by the Hawaii State Legislature (SB121 (2025)). A yes vote: the Constitution would be amended so the Senate has sixty days, instead of thirty, to consider and act on appointments of justices and judges made between April 1 and December 31 when the Senate is not in regular session or is about to adjourn. A no vote: the Senate keeps the current thirty-day timeframe to act on such judicial appointments. To pass, it must receive a majority of votes tallied that is also at least 50% of all ballots cast in the election, so blank votes count the same as no votes.
Official document ↗Question 2 is a constitutional amendment proposed by the Hawaii State Legislature (SB3219 HD3 CD1 (2026)). A yes vote: the Constitution would direct the Legislature to authorize counties to issue resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds for public improvements in designated districts, repaid solely by future growth in property tax revenues within those districts (not by raising real property tax rates), excluded from the counties' debt limit and subject to accountability and oversight requirements provided by law. A no vote: the Constitution is not amended to authorize these county bonds. To pass, it must receive a majority of votes tallied that is also at least 50% of all ballots cast in the election, so blank votes count the same as no votes.
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