NIC Hawaii Deploys Online Ballot Request System for Voters in Honolulu County
July 24 2020 - 8:40PM
Business Wire
Convenient online service makes first
mail-in voting process easy and efficient
The City and County of Honolulu’s Elections Division has
announced that Oahu voters who need replacement ballots can now
make a request through the Online Ballot Replacement Request System
website available at hnlvote.ehawaii.gov/ and via
www.honoluluelections.us.
The site, created in partnership with NIC Hawaii, accepts
requests for a replacement ballot for the primary election until
Aug. 6, 2020, and will be reopened for use after ballots are mailed
prior to the general election later this year.
“During this first vote-by-mail election and the COVID-19
pandemic, it is important to assist voters by making the process as
easy, efficient and contactless as possible,” said Glen Takahashi,
Honolulu City Clerk. “We are pleased to add this to our suite of
vote-by-mail election services.”
A registered voter may request a replacement ballot online if
their ballot was spoiled or not received, but not yet returned as
voted. Through the system, a voter confirms they can receive email
and is prompted to provide contact and other information to enable
the Honolulu Elections Division to respond through the service
where all requests are tracked for increased accountability. If
necessary, a voter using the system may be instructed to
re-register to vote before the ballot replacement request can be
fulfilled.
“Using the Online Ballot Replacement Request System, Oahu voters
can efficiently and easily request a replacement ballot for this
first election by mail,” said Burt Ramos, NIC Hawaii General
Manager. “The system helps keep election processes running smoothly
and is yet another innovative solution created through NIC Hawaii’s
and Honolulu Elections Division’s partnership.”
About the Honolulu Elections Division, Office of the City
Clerk
The Honolulu Elections Division, Office of the City Clerk is a
legislative branch agency of the City and County of Honolulu. The
Division is responsible for voter registration, vote-by-mail
services, voter service centers, and absentee voting pursuant to
the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu and State
law. Its main office is at 530 S. King Street, Room 100 in Honolulu
Hale. www.honoluluelections.us
About NIC Hawaii
This site was launched as part of the eHawaii.gov state portal
program. Pursuant to chapter 27G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the
portal program is overseen by the Access Hawaii Committee, which
collaborates with provider NIC Hawaii (formerly Hawaii Information
Consortium (HIC)), along with state and county agencies to
continually identify new online services to be added to the portal.
For more information, visit nichawaii.egov.com.
About NIC
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) launched the digital government industry
in 1992, and continues to lead it, providing a secure payment
engine and thousands of digital government solutions across a
network of more than 6,000 federal, state, and local government
agencies. In addition, NIC is a leading provider of outdoor
recreation solutions, with 1 out of 6 hunting and fishing licenses
in the United States sold using an NIC service. The company created
the nation's first personal assistant for government and
comprehensive mobile platform, Gov2Go®, as well as the innovative,
data-driven prescription drug monitoring platform, RxGov®. More
information is available at www.egov.com.
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Burt Ramos | NIC Hawaii General Manager 808-695-4616 |
bramos@egov.com
Kara Cowie | NIC Inc. Director of Corporate Communications
816-813-2350 | kara.cowie@egov.com
Rex Quidilla | Honolulu Elections Division Elections
Administrator 808-768-3800 | elections@honolulu.gov
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