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by the chief election officer pursuant to chapter 91. A faxed or emailed signature shall not be accepted for an unsigned return identification envelope; and (5) The signature of the voter is verified pursuant to section - 8. -11 Contests for cause. (a) A contest for cause may be filed with respect to any election per HRS section 11 -172. (b) Contests for cause in primary, special primary elections, and county elections shall follow procedures described in HRS section 11- 173.5. (b) Contests for cause in general, special general, special, and runoff elections shall follow procedures described in HRS section 11- 174.5. -12 Certification of the election. Pursuant to HRS section 11 -155, 11- 173.5, and 11- 174.5, certification of the election by the county clerk shall occur after the expiration of the time for bringing an election contest or the resolution of such an election contest. In the County of Hawaii, certification of an election shall occur within ten (10) days after the later of either of the two aforementioned events. -13 Elections Fraud and Voter Fraud (a) Elections fraud as described in HRS section 19 -3, Election Frauds is prosecutable as a class C felony. (b) Voter fraud as described in HRS section 19 -3.5 is a class C felony." SECTION 3. Section 11 -91.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding subsection (e) to read as follows: "(e) Any federal, state, county or special election in the State of Hawaii may be conducted by mail as provided in chapter ." SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawai`i the sum of $ , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal years 2012 -2013, 2014 -2015, and 2016 -2017 for the purpose of implementing and administering the Vote By Mail pilot program in the State of Hawai`i. SECTION 5. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of accounting and general services for the purposes of this Act. SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2012. 7