Hawaii Dead Last As Politically Engaged State

[Old Croc]

Sure explains much, right down to the HOA level.

https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-pol...ates/7782/

[dan d]

Most persons decided at last pres election that no matter how they voted da trump would win. Me and wife only members in extended family that voted. Sad. I tell them like grandpa used to say, "If you dont vote,you aint allowed to grumble"
Aloha


HPP

[kalianna]

Wallet hub also published that while ranking 49th in political engagement, Hawaii ranks first in the happiness of its people. Coincidence?

https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news...erica.html

[My 2 cents]

Kalianna, I think you are on to something. Occasionally I have to unplug myself from the regular political white noise in order to reboot my normally jovial disposition.

[dan d]

Cbd`s help


HPP

[dan d]

CBD = citizens blatant disaffection


HPP

[PaulW]

With our electoral system, sometimes not voting at all is the rational thing to do. But people should anyway, if only for peace of mind.

[msrocket]

I find it puzzling that the Elections Dept does not send out information about what is on the electoral ballot. In other states, I always received mailers helpfully explaining what was in the election. Maybe people would be more engaged if they were informed?

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

information about what is on the electoral ballot.

From my absentee ballot:

Federal Contests:
US Senator
US Representative, District 2 (includes Puna)

State Contests:
Governor & Lieutenant Governor

Office of Hawaiian Affairs:
Maui Trustee
Oahu Trustee
At Large Trustee

Constitutional Convention

Amendment to Constitution
Will not count - struck down by Hawaii Supreme Court

Proposed Amendments to the Hawaii County Charter

There is discussion on some of these contests here on the Puna Politics Forum

[msrocket]

Thanks, HOTPE. I am not signed up for absentee ballots, so I received no information on this. My question remains, why don't they send this to the general voters, not just absentee ballot voters? And wouldn't such information have the effect of increasing voter engagement?

Although I try to pay attention to local politics, there's usually a something on the ballot I am unprepared for, when I walk in to vote.