General Election Nov. 5: There is still time to drop off your ballot or vote in-person

While it is now too late to mail your mail-in vote to guarantee they arrive in time to be counted on Nov. 5, Hawaiʻi County residents can still drop off their ballot at 10 locations or register to vote and vote in-person at two Voter Service Centers.

On the Big Island, Voter Service Centers are at the County of Hawai‘i Aupuni Center in Hilo and the West Hawaiʻi Civic Center in Kailua-Kona. Personnel at the centers will assist voters who missed registration. The centers also have voting machines for people wanting to fill out a ballot in-person through Election Day.

The centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday and Monday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

For those with mail-in ballots, there are 10 receptacles open at all hours until 7 p.m. Tuesday. They are:

• Laupahoehoe Police Station Puʻualaea Homestead Rd. Laupahoehoe
• Hawaiʻi County Building 25 Aupuni St. Hilo
• Keaʻau Police Station 16-579 Old Volcano Rd. Keaʻau
• Pāhoa Police Station 15-2615 Keaʻau-Pāhoa Rd. Pāhoa
• Naʻalehu Police Station 95-5355 Māmalahoa Hwy. Naʻalehu
• Rodney Yano Memorial Hall 82-6156 Māmalahoa Hwy. Captain Cook
• West Hawaiʻi Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy. Kailua-Kona
• Waikoloa Village Association 68-1792 Melia St. Waikoloa Village
• Waimea Police Station 67-5185 Kamamalu St. Waimea
• North Kohala Police Station 54-3900 Akoni Pule Hwy. Kapaʻau

In addition to the drop boxes, ballots may be brought to the Voter Service Centers.

The County of Hawaiʻi Elections Division urges voters to review the instructions, contests, and candidates before a final decision and to make selections in blue or black ink. If a mistake is made, do not use white out.

Once the ballot is received by the Elections Division, a signature is verified to confirm identity and then the ballot is sent to the Counting Center to be counted.

Once accepted, residents can track their ballot until it is accepted by the Elections Division.

Of the 119,036 ballots issued to Hawai’i County residents, 56,088 were received by Saturday morning.