Office of Elections

...No accountability for past and present errors in the election process by the Chief Elections Officer....

You can tell what kind of case is before what Hawaii appellate court by the case designation at the top of the fist page flysheet....

...the staff decided to start over and re-read all memory cards. It is at this point that one memory card was not read again....

Three Hawaii lawmakers called on the State Elections Commission to fire Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago Friday during a standing room-only commission meeting....

...Thursday at 4:30 p.m. was the statutory deadline for instituting an "election contest" in the Hawaii Supreme Court....

...The ACLU lawsuit asks the Hawaii Supreme Court to allow any registered voter affected by Iselle to cast a vote to be included in the August 2014 primary results....

...lawsuit filed Thursday asks the State Supreme Court to allow any registered voter affected by Tropical Storm Iselle to cast a vote....

...I heard from many who feel strongly that they were disenfranchised from the voting process this election and I stand ready to support any collaborative effort to have those voices heard....

Candidates would have until this Thursday to file a complaint. The Supreme Court would then have four days to make a ruling....

...Lawmakers would have to round up 17 Senate and 34 House members willing to do it, and they’d need five days to move any bills through....

...With Puna voting completed and 800 mail-in absentee votes 'found' on Maui....

...Chief Justice Recktenwald is soliciting applications from residents of the County of Maui....

...Puna residents have been shamelessly made the latest pawns of Progressives as they desperately attempt to hold on to power after a stunning rebuke at last Saturday’s primary elections....

...Though the judge in the case had numerous problems with holding a hasty election without proper notice, he ruled that "the court is not supposed to interfere with an ongoing election process even if it is unconstitutional."....

...The motion for preliminary injunction asserts that holding the postponed election on Friday is just too soon, essentially because the two precincts are still a mess....

...To ensure unbiased counsel through the remainder of this election, the Office of Elections should not continue to receive legal advice from Mr. Louie....

...New Age seekers, Hawaiian sovereignty activists, organic farmers and the odd pakalolo grower....

...we'll see soon enough how the challenge is framed, in what court it is brought, and what relief it seeks. Stay tuned....

...This repeated change in the date, location and method of the election; 3 times in 3 days, twice within hours of each other, is a violation of the election laws....

Ige got 143,835 votes, Abercrombie, 67,368....

...Credits His Opposition to Race-Based Nationhood for Strong Public Support....

...all votes statewide have been counted, except for two in the Big Island's Puna district, in which up to 8,000 votes may be in play....

...Delayed Voting Could Sink Hanohano....

...With no announced closures or delays due to the impending hurricanes, we wanted to let you know that we are still working hard to turn Republicans out on Primary Election Day this Saturday....

...Chairs of the Hawaii Republican Party and the Democratic Party of Hawaii issued a joint call for voters to cast their ballots early....

Help keep Hawaii elections honest--volunteer as a precinct worker....

“When my ballot was stolen, I felt so violated. I am very concerned about corruption here on the island,” Woods said....

The deadline to register to vote in this year's Primary Election is this Thursday, July 10th....

The law makes it legal for voters to register to vote – and to vote – on Election Day beginning in 2018....

Abercrombie today signed House Bill 2590 (Act 166), a measure that will allow voter registration at absentee polling places beginning in 2016 and late voter registration, including on Election Day, beginning in 2018....

We ask all those who are not already registered to fill out a voter registration application, which will be made available to you at Mass the weekend of June 21/22....

The new apps allow residents to locate their voting precincts, learn how lawmakers are utilizing their campaign funds, search for donor history and more....

...twelve candidates have no challenger....

With the June 3 deadline to file quickly approaching, the Office of Elections is updating filing information daily....

With the June 3 deadline to file quickly approaching, the Office of Elections is updating filing information daily....

The Hawaii Office of Elections has released its candidate report for the week ending May 23, 2014....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending May 16, 2014....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending May 9, 2014....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending May 2, 2014....

Super PACs and special interest groups look set to have the opportunity to hijack all future elections in Hawaii if HB2590 CD1 passes....

...may the challenger institute a quo warranto lawsuit in state circuit court?

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 17, 2014....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 11, 2014....

Hawaii was again last in voter turnout in 2012, with its rate decreasing 4.6 percentage points from a nation’s worst 2008 rate....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 4, 2014....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending March 28, 2014....

"This is going to be a party of diversity and inclusion where those who are not at the extreme left or right of the political spectrum can come and voice moderate views that they feel will move Hawaii forward."