H.B. 1829 Summary

• Prohibits ballot harvesting (collecting and submitting multiple absentee or mail-in ballots by unauthorized volunteers or workers) in Hawaii.

• Restricts who may pick up and deliver ballots on behalf of voters to designated agents only, including caregivers, family members, police officers, or chief election officer designees.

• Requires designated agents to sign a written designation under penalty of perjury and execute an affidavit confirming the ballot was delivered to the voter, marked in the voter's presence, and returned to the counting center.

• Makes ballot harvesting by non-designated agents and compensation based on number of ballots returned violations of election fraud statutes (felony offenses).

• Effective upon approval.