We need more polling places and drop boxes, not fewer.

“Can we be serious for a moment?”

That was the first thought when I heard the ridiculous notion that to solve Hawaiʻi’s chain of custody issue, we should get rid of drop boxes .

This is absolutely nonsensical. I am truly stunned by the assertion and want to use my voice to warn the public that this amounts to nothing more than the Elections Commission and Office of Elections seeking to minimize responsibility to the public, and that must be called out.

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First and foremost, we must

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