Hawaii voter centers open Tuesday, ballots in mailbox

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The state’s Office of Elections had its final logic and accuracy test on Saturday, before the general election on Nov. 5.

“Observers have test ballots, they marked them, they run it through the system, they’ll get the results back, they reconcile and make sure everything counting properly, once that’s done they certify the election and lock it down,” explained Scott Nago, Chief Elections Officer.

He said the volunteers are from different political parties who make sure the system is counting properly.

Most voters should have received a ballot in the mail. Once you have it, you could mark your choice in a blue or black pen, place the ballot back into the secrecy sleeve, sign where required and either drop it in an official drop box or put it in the postage-paid envelope and drop it in the mail – as long as it is received before Nov. 5.

Nago said there are layers of security features with ballots. “When you sign the ballot, the signature is compared to the one we have on file,” he explained. “And you can track your ballot on the state elections website, it will either send you a voice message, text message, or email to tell you that your ballot has been received and counted.”



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