Section 3-177-300 - Presidential petitions; issuing(a) Any group wishing to petition to place the names of prospective candidates for president and vice president on the State's, general election ballots, pursuant to HRS § 11-113, shall submit a notarized statement of intent from the presidential and vice presidential candidates to the chief election officer before receiving the petition forms. The statement of each candidate shall be substantially in the following form: (1) I, _______________________________________ (name of candidate), hereby declare that I intend to be a candidate for __________________________________________ (president or vice president) of the United States on the _______ (year) general election ballot in the State of Hawaii; and (2) Shall be subscribed and sworn or affirmed to before a notary public.(b) The party or groups shall submit an application to the chief election officer before receiving the petition. The application for petition to place the names of candidates for president and vice president on State of Hawaii general election ballot shall be in the form prescribed and provided by the chief election officer containing substantially the following information:(1) Name of a contact person responsible for the petition;(2) Telephone number and mailing address;(3) Year of the election for which the petition is being requested; and(4) Party or group name and the names of the candidates for president and vice president.(c) The petition shall be prescribed and provided by the chief election officer and contain the following information: (1) Names of the presidential and vice presidential candidates;(2) Name of the party or group;(3) A statement that the persons signing intend to support those candidates;(4) Name of each signatory;(5) Signature of each signatory;(6) Date of each signatory's signature;(7) Residence address of each signatory; and(8) Date of birth of each signatory.(d) A petition will not be issued unless the chief election officer receives the notarized statement of intent from the presidential candidate and the vice presidential candidate; and the application.(e) All petitions that have not been filed with the chief election officer by the date specified in HRS § 11-113 shall be void the day after the statutory deadline for the general election for which it was issued. The petition may not be used for a subsequent general election. [Eff JUL 26 2020] (Auth: HRS § 11-4) (Imp: HRS § 11-113)