08-22-2026, 05:30 PM
I have a simple solution for breaking polling ties.
Until such time as the voters elect representatives and senators willing to change the law, the only current solution is to do exactly what Scott Nago did.
It's called HRS §11-157:
In case of tie. In case of the failure of an election by reason of the equality of vote between two or more candidates, the tie shall be decided by the chief election officer or clerk in the case of county elections by lot.
As is the law in 27 other states.
Until such time as the voters elect representatives and senators willing to change the law, the only current solution is to do exactly what Scott Nago did.
It's called HRS §11-157:
In case of tie. In case of the failure of an election by reason of the equality of vote between two or more candidates, the tie shall be decided by the chief election officer or clerk in the case of county elections by lot.
As is the law in 27 other states.