Hawaii
Ballot Security
What Politicians Say
The state now automatically registers eligible voters when they apply for a driver’s license or state ID at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Under a 2021 law, DMV customers are required to fill out a voter registration application or else decline to register.
As of January of 2022, 22 states and Washington, D.C. have some form of automatic voter registration, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
According to statistics from University of Florida political science professor Michael McDonald, Hawaii’s turnout rate among all people eligible to vote was the third lowest in the US in 2020.
Ease of Voting
Hawaii is one of eight states that conduct all-mail elections. In 2021, the legislature modified state law to require more early voting centers where anyone from that area can cast a ballot.
Ballot Security
Hawaii made no changes to state law that would affect election security.
How Politicians Responded to the 2020 Election
All of Hawaii’s top officials and members of Congress are Democrats and say they believe that Biden’s election was fairly won.