Section 3-177-751 - Electronic voting systems; centralized and decentralized counting(a) Centralized counting involves the receipt of ballots which are counted at a counting center designated by the chief election officer,(b) Decentralized counting involves ballots which are counted at the voter service center by the voting device or voting devices associated with the voter service center, including marksense voting devices, direct recording electronic voting devices, or similar technology, (c) A "counting center" means the facilities and surrounding premises designated by the chief election officer or the clerk where ballots or other electronic voting system votes are processed, counted, and tabulated.(d) The chief election officer may use centralized counting, decentralized counting, or a combination thereof.[Eff JUL 26 2020] (Auth: HRS §§ 11-4) (Imp: HRS §§ 16-2, 16-41 through 16-47)