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...Online Tool Helps Users Pull Election Data for Specific State and Local Jurisdictions, Compare with Others....

...The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Friday in a case centered on whether residents of Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands should be allowed to vote absentee in their former state of residence....

... the Supreme Court refusal leaves lower court rulings intact ....

Mufi Hannemann’s Hawaii Independent Party, the Constitution Party, and The American Shopping Party are to be disqualified from the Hawaii ballot for 2018....

...when it is mailed by the appellant, or when received by the Board of Registration Appeals....

On February 17, the court will decide whether to reconsider the findings of lower courts in the cases of Ravalli County Republican Party v McCulloch and Democratic Party of Hawaii v Nago....

This is how the state spends your taxpayer money....

...Writ to Watch: Hyland v. Gonzales....

...Oral arguments in the case are set for January 19, 2017....

...Akina for OHA winning with all precincts reporting!....

Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Anyone in line at 6:00 p.m. will be allowed to vote....

Visit any Early Walk-In Location within your county from Tuesday, October 25 – Saturday, November 5....

Civic participation is a key ingredient of a well-functioning democracy....

Federal law protects against such crimes as intimidating or bribing voters, buying and selling votes, impersonating voters, altering vote tallies, stuffing ballot boxes, and marking ballots for voters against their wishes or without their input....

...voters’ choices for senators in swing states hold much more power because they determine which political party controls the Senate....

Election history reveals a perpetually glaring problem....

Voters are eligible for late registration for the General Election at an early walk-in voting location....

Senators Schumer and Leahy: Hawaii Should Revise Voter Registration Deadlines to Comply With the National Voter Registration Act....

Only 64% of eligible Hawaii residents are registered to vote.... 

...Complete List of Ballot Questions....

...UPDATE: Dems Will Seek Removal of Kaaihue from Ballot....

...Democrats noted that their party has just 65,000 formal members but turnout for the Democratic primaries in Hawaii hit a quarter of a million people....

...Hawaii’s open primary system burdens the Democratic Party’s associational rights....

Full Printout of results Caldwell 43.9% to Djou 42.7% ....

Election Day Officials are recruited to assist voters, provide operational support, and ensure the integrity of the voting process....

Nomination papers will be made available, beginning on Monday, August 15, 2016, at the Office of Elections....

...Qualified Hawaii residents may now register and vote on the same day, at Early Walk-In Locations....

The outcome of this case may affect other situations where a state agency relies on an “internal management” argument and ignores that their procedures affect private or public rights....

...the agency should have adopted rules and because it had not, the specific practices were invalid....

Candidate information is available for all counties in Hawaii. Nearly three hundred candidates....

...2016 VoterVoice Survey Results....

...under Hawaii's statute governing challenges to nomination papers (HRS Section 12-8)....

At minimum, 43 elections will be decided without ever facing the general electorate.....

Today, June 7, is the last day to file ....

... TUESDAY June 7 is the last day to file ....

Hanabusa, Galuteria & Lei Ahu Isa pull papers to run for CD1 -- Tuesday June 7 is last day to file ....

After A Judicial Feeding Frenzy, The Hawaii Supreme Court Searches For Rules To Fix The Office Of Elections....

If there's one thing that makes lawyers sit bolt upright in a sweat at 3 am, it's the prospect of missing a jurisdictional deadline....

Tuesday June 7 is the last day to file ....

... Tuesday, June 7 is the last day to file ....

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 8:45 a.m....

...Green Party of Hawaii, Non Partisan, Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Independent Party, American Shopping Party, Constitution Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Republican Party, and Libertarian Party of Hawaii....

... The deadline to file is Tuesday June 7 ....

The Candidate Report is available weekly....