08-18-2012, 06:07 AM
Kelena,
No where have I seen any explanation of how Jamae Kawauchi personally caused several polls from opening on time. Those late openings were in the hands of one or (I assume) more persons. So I am sorry if I would like to understand the whole picture and not just have one person who may be a very, very convenient scapegoat.
There has long been no shortage of funny business in county politics over the years. The current issue with the Clerk's Office would actually be the exception if there wasn't anything contrived about it. I can't figure out how the mess could be entirely accidental, coincidental or due solely to the incompetence of one person. Too many hands involved in too many places.
Back in 2000 there was a council race that turned in the middle of the night. We never got any explanation of why HPP's precinct ballots took 12 hours to make it from HPP to Hilo and the race result changed as a result. So forgive me if I am less than completely trustful of convenient simplistic explanations.
No where have I seen any explanation of how Jamae Kawauchi personally caused several polls from opening on time. Those late openings were in the hands of one or (I assume) more persons. So I am sorry if I would like to understand the whole picture and not just have one person who may be a very, very convenient scapegoat.
There has long been no shortage of funny business in county politics over the years. The current issue with the Clerk's Office would actually be the exception if there wasn't anything contrived about it. I can't figure out how the mess could be entirely accidental, coincidental or due solely to the incompetence of one person. Too many hands involved in too many places.
Back in 2000 there was a council race that turned in the middle of the night. We never got any explanation of why HPP's precinct ballots took 12 hours to make it from HPP to Hilo and the race result changed as a result. So forgive me if I am less than completely trustful of convenient simplistic explanations.
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