Award: 2013 Neighborhood Board Digital Elections

July 9, 2015

Innovations in American Government Awards

  • AWARD WON: 2015 Bright Idea
  • AWARDEE: 2013 Neighborhood Board Digital Elections
  • DESIGNEE: City and County of Honolulu, HI
  • JURISDICTION: Hawaii

This program converted what has been a historically paper- and postal-based election process to an all-digital one. Eligible voters are now mailed a passcode with which they access a digital ballot (either online or via touch-tone phone), make their selections, and submit the ballot to a secure website. The cost of conducting the election has decreased significantly because of this initiative, due to a reduction in paper, return postage, and processing and tabulating ballots.