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Hawaii's chief elections officer on Tuesday proposed closing more than a quarter of the state's polling places in response to deep budget cuts imposed by the Legislature and the state's governor. Then he abruptly resigned.
Hawaii's chief elections officer on Tuesday proposed closing 40 percent of the state's polling places in response to deep budget cuts imposed by the Legislature and the state's governor. Then he abruptly resigned.
Hawai'i residents have registered guns at a record pace for each of the past four years, and appear headed for a new high again this year, preliminary figures show. Nearly 26,000 firearms — an annual record — were registered with the four county police departments during 2008.
Kevin Cronin, Hawaii's embattled chief elections officer, informed the state Elections Commission yesterday that he intends to resign at the end of the year.
The voting boss folds. After a turbulent two years, the man in charge of Hawaii elections says he is resigning at the end of the month...
HONOLULU (AP) — The state Elections Commission has accepted the resignation of elections chief Kevin Cronin, but his plan to close 97 polling places in next year's balloting moved forward anyway.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Budget cuts may force the state Elections Office to close 40 percent of the state's polling places for next year's gubernatorial and other major elections.
Hawaii may be the birthplace of President Barack Obama and one of the nation's Democratic strongholds, but Republicans have picked Honolulu as the site of their winter national committee meeting.
The resignation of Hawaii chief elections officer prompts debate about managing the state's system.
The man in charge of Hawaii's state elections suddenly resigned Tuesday.