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Why people don't vote?
" Now you take my ballot--PLEASE"
If there was a mandatory box "I am not a robot" I would be more enthused.
In reality we get; Governor - done, House rep - done, Council - done, US Senate - done, US House - done, Con Am - Fixed, CON CON - most likely fixed,
OHA - Eini, wahine, whinie, Moe. ( No one seems to stand for anything or at least stands for both sides of everything)
Charter amendments - window dressing
Maybe the suspense is too much for most people.
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BillyB makes an excellent point. I voted, as I always do, but not enthusiastically about anything or anybody. The only really interesting race, the Lower Puna council seat, was settled in the primary. As usual, the fix is in on the rest.
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Chunkster -
A more reality based ballot might look like this:
Ige - Agree X or Disagree
Tupola - Agree or Disagree X
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves
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We don't even need ballots, the decisions are either made for us (Governor, House, Senate) or they don't matter (Council).
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This is a digression from the OP, but it is in line with the subject.
I was just looking around for the numbers, but couldn't find them anywhere:
How many registered voters are in Hawaii County District 4?
How many of them exercised their right to vote in the 2018 primary election?
The state only had results for the entire county.
The county had no info since 2016.
Why am I not surprised.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
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In line with the OP, I'm not sure if OldCroc considered the fact that, in Hawaii, a lot of Hawaiians and those of mixed ethnicity that consider themselves native Hawaiian, (who make up a large pecentage of the people) don't like the way their Hawaiian kingdom got stolen from them.
Therefore why would they like to engage with the political system of the government who is guilty of the heinous theft. From their view the whole thing is corrupt, engaged or not, vote or no vote, and not the Hawaiian Kingdom their ancestors lived in.
I'm not native Hawaiian but understand their viewpoint.
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quote:
Originally posted by 1voyager1
THow many registered voters are in Hawaii County District 4?
How many of them exercised their right to vote in the 2018 primary election?
https://elections.hawaii.gov/resources/r...tatistics/
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quote:
don't like the way their Hawaiian kingdom got stolen from them.
Perhaps you are right, but as inferred by my user name, I'm old enough to remember the 1959 cover and accompanying story in Life magazine that illustrated and described the celebratory native Hawaiians after they achieved statehood.
