2015 Neighborhood Board election results released

News Release from Honolulu NCO May 20, 2015

HONOLULU – The Neighborhood Commission Office today released the uncertified results of the 2015 Neighborhood Board election and posted them on the commission website: www.honolulu.gov/nco. Elected members begin their two-year term on July 1, 2015.

The Neighborhood Commission will certify the results at their next meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.

Eligible voters in districts with contested races received passcodes which allowed them to cast ballots via computer or telephone from April 24 to May 15. Election officials estimate that this voting method saved the City close to $90,000 this year.

The ballot return rate was 10.09 percent, with 19,722 ballots cast. The North Shore Neighborhood Board’s subdistrict 4 race had the highest ballot return rate of 23.56 percent. In 2013 15,318 ballots were cast which represented an overall ballot return rate of 8.61 percent.

O‘ahu’s Neighborhood Board system consists of 33 boards with a total of 437 elective seats. Members are volunteers who help advise all levels of government.

This election filled 418 seats; no candidates applied for the remaining 19 seats. The boards may appoint qualified residents to fill those vacancies once the new term begins on July 1. The list of vacancies and meeting schedules will be available on the commission website.

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2015 NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD ELECTIONS RESULTS (UNCERTIFIED)

From Honolulu NCO May 19, 2015

*The Neighborhood Commission will certify the results at its May 26, 2015 meeting.

E = Elected