08-13-2014, 03:12 AM
I believe that the average voter turnout in other Puna districts was only about 14%. Even for national elections, Hawaii turnout doesn't come close to 50% - a shameful statistic in my opinion - a crisis in terms of participatory democracy possibly, but hardly numbers that represent a logistical crisis at the polls. In my polling station, there were about 20 voting booths for paper and electronic so it was easily able to accommodate the "crush".