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Saturday, March 16, 2024 |
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189 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 7258 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Candidate filing begins on February 1, 2024, and goes through June 4, 2024 ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Unanimous Supreme Court: Trump Stays on Ballot
By Court House News @ 3:12 PM :: 939 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... “Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates, we reverse,” the court wrote in a per curiam opinion ....
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Thursday, February 22, 2024 |
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Kennedy on Hawaii Ballot with 'We The People Party'
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 1330 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Hawaii Office of Elections has confirmed Kennedy supporters have collected the 862 required signatures to establish the “We The People” party in Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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Senate Approves Publicly Funded Election Bill
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 1070 Views :: First Amendment, Office of Elections
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... SB2381 SD2 would establish a comprehensive system of public financing for candidates seeking election to state and county public offices, beginning with the 2028 general election ....
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Monday, February 12, 2024 |
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9th Circuit To Hear Oral Argument in Absentee Voting Case for Citizens in U.S. Territories
By Selected News Articles @ 1:53 PM :: 1128 Views :: Military, Office of Elections
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... In October 2020, former Hawaii residents now residing in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit ....
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Friday, February 9, 2024 |
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SB2392: Hawaii committee advances bill that could keep Trump off the ballot
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 1476 Views :: First Amendment, Office of Elections, Republican Party
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...Rhoads said the bill does not apply just to Trump but could also apply to others. The Hawaii Office of Elections does not have a process in place if someone tries to challenge a candidate on a ballot, he said....
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
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Sen Karl Rhoads Closing Barn Door after the Trump Escapes?
By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 1930 Views :: First Amendment, Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... SB2393 cannot keep Trump off the ballot: But it could have all kinds of unintended consequences in future elections ....
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Sunday, January 14, 2024 |
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Election 2024: Candidate Filing Begins Feb 1
By News Release @ 6:03 PM :: 900 Views :: Office of Elections
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... 2024 HAWAII OFFICE OF ELECTIONS CALENDAR ....
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Thursday, January 4, 2024 |
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Thursday, November 23, 2023 |
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Laughed out of Court: Libertarians Asked Federal Judge to ‘Disband Hawaii Republican Party’
By Court House News @ 1:31 PM :: 1943 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... Since 2020, Dicks and a rag-bag of co-plaintiffs have filed 13 ‘pro-se’ state suits and three ‘pro-se’ federal court suits on various complaints. All have been summarily dismissed ....
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
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'B-' Hawaii Community Redistricting Report Card
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 1451 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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... Maps were made public right before meetings, which did not allow for adequate time to review them thoroughly ....
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Breaks Law on Voter Rolls
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:36 PM :: 1969 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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... Hawaii’s chief election officer violated the National Voter Registration Act, which requires states to update voter registration rolls regularly ....
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Saturday, September 2, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Libertarians Ask Federal Court to ‘Disband Hawaii Republican Party’
By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 PM :: 3660 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... If Republicans were stripped of ballot access, the Libertarians would be the only alternative to the Democratic Party ....
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Saturday, August 12, 2023 |
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Hawaii Libertarians Coalesce with Other 3rd Party Activists, Elect New Leadership
By Andrew Walden @ 1:27 AM :: 2489 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... Three political parties have been disqualified by the State in the prior cycle: Green, Aloha Aina, and the Constitution Parties. All of these unaffiliated independent voters are ripe pickings for the third largest party fighting for a seat at the debate table with the drones and the clones ....
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Friday, August 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii Democrats Used ‘Fake Electors’ During The 1960 Election. Nobody Was Charged.
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 4541 Views :: National News, Hawaii History, Office of Elections
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... A recount of Hawaii’s votes ultimately reversed the outcome of the state election ....
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Monday, July 17, 2023 |
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Real Estate Sharks Circle Hawaii Republican HQ as Party Loses ANOTHER Chairman
By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 AM :: 5268 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... Just two months after being elected at the abortive May 6, 2023, Republican state convention in Hilo, latest Chair, Tim Dalhouse, has resigned ....
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Thursday, May 4, 2023 |
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Another Crackpot Election Lawsuit Thrown out of Court
By Court House News @ 12:00 PM :: 2506 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... Failed plaintiff Karl Dicks is a member of the Hawaii Republican State Committee and District 46 Chair. Will he be expelled from the Republican Party for seeking its removal from the ballot in a previous lawsuit? ....
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Monday, February 27, 2023 |
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Minor Parties to be Removed from Hawaii Ballot
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 2086 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Aloha Aina Party, Green Party, Constitution Party ....
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Friday, February 17, 2023 |
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Kauai Council: Oppose HB132, Eliminates Election Auditing
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 2168 Views :: Kauai County, Office of Elections
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... Opponents of HB132/SB180 are encouraging the other Hawaii County Councils to follow Kauai's example ....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Republicans lose challenge of 2022 election audit process
By Court House News @ 1:30 PM :: 1889 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... The Republicans' attorney William Dean characterized the party’s claims of damages to be "extemporaneous" ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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SB19: Allow Dead People to Vote
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 PM :: 1516 Views :: Office of Elections
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... The Senate Judiciary Committee heard comments for and against the bill on Friday. Ultimately, the committee deferred the bill ....
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 |
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Supreme Court: Election Officials moved office furniture instead of ‘curing’ hundreds of invalidated ballots
By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM :: 2379 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Thousands of absentee voters are disenfranchised every election due to rejection of their ballots by the four county election offices ....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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Applicants Sought for Hawaiʻi Elections Commission
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 1600 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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... to fill the unexpired term of William Dean (County of Hawaiʻi) that will expire on June 30, 2024 ....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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Another 'Clean Elections' Bill Introduced
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1565 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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... this would cost the state $25 million per year ....
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Friday, January 6, 2023 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Jan. 19th Oral Arguments in Disputed Maui Council Election
By Selected News Articles @ 4:05 AM :: 1754 Views :: Maui County, Office of Elections
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... the challenge brought by Ahia and 30 Maui County voters argues Maui County Clerk Kathy Kaohu made an error by failing to determine the validity of hundreds of mail-in ballot envelopes deemed ‘deficient’ ....
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Friday, January 6, 2023 |
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Maui County Hiring County Clerk, Deputy
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 1619 Views :: Maui County, Office of Elections
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... Ensure the integrity of the election process ....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
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2022 Election Wrap-up
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 285 Views :: Office of Elections
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... What does it mean to “cure a ballot”? ....
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Thursday, November 10, 2022 |
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General Election Results--Fourth Read and Recount Results
By Andrew Walden @ 9:00 PM :: 5887 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Republicans win four new House seats and a new Senate seat ....
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
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Too Late to Mail Ballots -- Cast in person at Voter Service Centers or Drop Boxes
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 4088 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Voters can still drop their ballots off in person at ballot drop boxes or vote in person at voter service centers ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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Voting Power? Hawaii Ranks 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 1864 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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... how much your individual vote counts ....
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Thursday, October 6, 2022 |
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Hawaii’s all-mail voting system a barrier for unhoused, non-English speakers
By Center for Public Integrity @ 4:07 PM :: 2004 Views :: Homelessness, Office of Elections
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... without a permanent address, the homeless can’t receive a mailed ballot ....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Primary Election Challenges Rapidly Rejected by State Supreme Court
By Andrew Walden @ 5:46 AM :: 2608 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... Updated rundown on Primary Election challenges being disposed of by the State Supreme Court. Two are 'normal', the rest are not ....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Judge: Former Residents May not Vote in Hawaii Elections
By Court House News @ 3:56 AM :: 1701 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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... Allowing voters living in U.S. territories to vote absentee in states they used to live in would give them outsized voting rights compared to fellow residents, a federal judge found....
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Sunday, August 14, 2022 |
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Hawaii Primary Election Results 2022
By Andrew Walden @ 1:57 AM :: 5448 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Results from Hawaii Primary Election, August 13, 2022 -- Crime Families, Drunks, Anti-Vaxxers, and a Putin Dupe ....
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Friday, July 29, 2022 |
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27 Candidates Fail to File Financial Disclosures
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 2536 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, Politicians
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... information about a candidate’s sources of income; business ownership interests; officer or director positions in businesses; debts; real property interests; clients represented before state agencies; and creditor interests in an insolvent business ....
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Monday, July 25, 2022 |
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Applicants Sought for Hawaii Elections Commission
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 1317 Views :: Office of Elections
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... need to appoint two members to the Commission -- Big Island and Kauai ....
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Sunday, July 3, 2022 |
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A Quick Guide to the OHA Elections
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:59 AM :: 3527 Views :: Office of Elections, OHA
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... there are 18 candidates for six OHA trustee positions ....
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 |
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2022 Primary Election--Get a Sample Ballot for Your District
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 1810 Views :: Office of Elections
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... get a copy of a sample ballot specific to your district ....
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Tuesday, June 7, 2022 |
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508 Candidates Pull Papers -- 394 file
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 22424 Views :: Office of Elections
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... filing closed Tuesday, June 7, 2022, candidates have one day to withdraw ....
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Friday, May 13, 2022 |
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After Bribery Convictions, Legislators Tout Ethics Reforms
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 1892 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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... 8 of the 14 bills identified by Commission were adopted by 2022 Legislature ....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022 |
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Track Your Ballot: Ballottrax Service Launched in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 1814 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Hawaii voters can sign up now to receive notifications about their mail ballot ....
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Thursday, March 24, 2022 |
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538: What If Hawaii Voted First In The Democratic Presidential Primaries?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:25 PM :: 1992 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections
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... Hawaii doesn’t have a presidential primary law — Democrats there used a party-run event in 2020 ....
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Tuesday, March 22, 2022 |
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Maui Musical Chairs: Rumor of Roz Baker Retirement
By Selected News Articles @ 6:21 PM :: 2095 Views :: Maui County, Office of Elections
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... King v McKelvey for State Senate? ....
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
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HB124: Committee amends bill for Hawaii election guide
By Selected News Articles @ 12:31 AM :: 1414 Views :: Office of Elections
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... The guide would consist of 150-word statements from candidates running for statewide or federal offices ....
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Friday, March 18, 2022 |
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Election 2022: Big Drama in CD2 Dem Primary?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 AM :: 2723 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Office of Elections
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... If it’s an open seat, multiple Democrats are likely to jump at the opportunity ....
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022 |
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Cocaine News: Heidi Tsuneyoshi declares candidacy for Governor--as Republican
By News Release @ 7:00 PM :: 5666 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Office of Elections, Politicians, Drugs
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... Heidi's husband, Chad Tsuneyoshi, is a federal ex-con convicted for his part in a 1000kg cocaine ring ....
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Monday, January 31, 2022 |
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OHA Trustee Keola Lindsey Resigns
By News Release @ 6:48 PM :: 5322 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections, OHA
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... OHA’s Board of Trustees will have 60 days to appoint a new trustee for Hawaiʻi Island, who will serve in the position until the next Hawaiʻi state general election in November 2022 ....
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Saturday, January 15, 2022 |
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Commission Hears Complaints on Election Integrity
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 3466 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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"...what he is bringing to the table is absolutely valid.…"
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