Voting Resources

Election Day is Tuesday, 11/3

HAWAII:

Hawaii’s Official Election website

Voter Service Centers & Places of Deposit
(view as a list or on a map)

In-Person Registration & Voting on Oahu:
Monday, 11/2: 8AM–4:30PM
Tuesday, 11/3 (Election Day), 11/3: 7AM–7PM

You’ll need:

  1. Your Social Security Number

  2. A photo ID

  3. Proof of Hawaii residency (for example, a recent paycheck, bill marked to your Hawaii address/PO Box); if you recently moved here/back here, it may not ned to be a Hawaii ID, as long as you did not vote anywhere else, and are able to provide these.

  4. Wear a mask (required). It might also be a good idea to bring water and maybe a snack just in case.

  5. You can also download your Sample Ballot (just gotta plug in your address). From there, you can put together a cheat sheet, so you’re in and out ASAP. Resources below:

CivilBeat.org
This is the closest thing you’ll get to a cheat sheet. FANTASTIC resource! Search each candidate’s name and click on their “Candidate Q&A”, dated 2020 (usually September, after the Primaries). All the candidates are asked a templated set of questions; all you have to do is select the ones you agree with the most!

  • MAYOR
    City & County of Honolulu
    AMEMIYA, Keith
    BLANGIARDI, Rick

    Among questions asked:

    • Their solutions for Oahu’s economy without tourism

    • Their stance on Black Lives Matter (FYI)

    • Their stance on laws targeted at unsheltered homeless people

    • Their solutions for climate change

  • PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
    City & County of Honolulu
    ALM, Steve
    KAU, Megan

    Among questions asked:

    • Their solutions following the corruption scandals

    • Their stance on releasing inmates due to COVID-19 and/or the outbreak that followed, anyway

    • Their stance on Black Lives Matter

  • OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS (OHA) TRUSTEES
    Among questions asked:

    • Their stance on TMT/Mauna Kea

    • Their stance on the disproportionate representation of Hawaiians in our prisons and jails

    • FYI, it is an option to not vote in this section. Some Non-Hawaiian voters opt to leave this section blank, out of respect to those of Hawaiian ancestry, rather than making an uninformed vote and/or ”speaking” on behalf of communities they are not a part of/choices that will not affect them.

GENERAL:

vote.org

Finding your state’s Election website
Some states allow same day voting/registration! Check your state’s Election website for details.

Now Simplified & So You Want To Talk About
I LOVE THESE! Among many other great explanations of concepts and policies, they also include plain and simple charts to show you exactly where your Presidential/Vice Presidential vote goes, based on specific issues, like: