Hawaii

Status of Audit Legislation: 
Signed into law 2005
Link to Text of Legislation: 
Hawaii's Law
Sampling Method: 

10% of precincts using electronic vote-counting machines

Trigger: 

If discrepancies appear in the pre-certification audits the chief election office shall immediately conduct an expanded audit to determine the extent of misreporting in the system.

Oversight: 
State Canvassing Board
Who Conducts the Audit?: 
Local Chief Election Officer
Types of Voting Machines in Use: 
Optical Scan For more detailed information, see Verified Voting's website: http://www.verifiedvoting.org/verifier/map.php?&topic_string=5std&year=2008&state=Hawaii
Races that are Audited: 
Entire Ballot
Voting Units that are Audited: 
Precincts
Timeline for Audit: 

Before Certification

Completed Before Certification?: 

Yes

Do the results of the audit become the official tally?: 
Yes