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Registration, early voting and mail ballot deadlines for the November 3, 2026 general election, with links to your state’s official election office.
Deadlines verified October 8, 2026 · 15 days until Election Day
Compiled from NCSL, Ballotpedia, U.S. Vote Foundation and vote.gov. Always confirm with your state election office — the links below go to official state sites.
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Hawaii
Voter registration
Online
By mail
Rule: received by 4:30pm
In person
Paper apps by 4:30pm Oct 26 (official Office of Elections date); same-day registration at voter service centers Oct 20–Nov 3
Same-day registration
Yes — Early voting period (from Oct 20) through Election Day at voter service centers
Early voting
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 – Tue, Nov 3, 2026voter service centers, excluding Sundays; all-mail election
Absentee / mail ballot
Request deadline
Ballots mailed automatically; alternate-address requests by 2026-10-27
Return deadline
Rule: received by 7pm
Sample ballot
Sample ballots are published by your county election office.
Mail ballot hasn't arrived?
- Check its status with your state's ballot tracker: Track your ballot.
- Contact your county or local election office, or the Hawaii election office.
- Ask that office about your options, such as voting in person or casting a provisional ballot instead.
Statewide ballot measures
QUESTION #1
Constitutional amendmentTypeIncreasing the Timeframe for the Hawaii Senate to Consider and Act on Judicial Appointments.
Official summary: Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to allow the Senate more time to consider and act on the appointments of justices and judges, by increasing the timeframe from thirty days to sixty days for appointments made between April 1 and December 31 when the senate is not in regular session or is about to adjourn the regular session?
QUESTION #2
Constitutional amendmentTypeDirecting the Hawaii State Legislature to Establish Procedures for Counties to Issue RISE Bonds, Exempt from County Debt Limits.
Official summary: Shall the Hawaii State Constitution be amended to direct the legislature to authorize the counties to issue resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds to fund public improvements in designated districts, repaid solely by future growth in property tax revenues within those districts, not by increasing real property tax rates, where such bonds are excluded from the counties’ debt limit and are subject to accountability and oversight requirements as may be provided by law?
From official state sources, verified October 19, 2026. Confirm with your state election office.