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Election commission vote fails to compel 2024 records; members form review panel and add oversight items to next agenda
Summary
The Election Commission voted down a motion to require the chief election officer to provide chain-of-custody logs and other documentation for the 2024 general election. After the motion failed, commissioners agreed to place a reevaluation of the chief election officer and formation of a PIG on the next agenda, and requested several oversight reports.
The Election Commission debated and rejected a motion to request documentation that would allow independent validation of the 2024 general election, then agreed to pursue a narrower set of oversight steps at the next meeting.
A motion read aloud by the secretary asked the commission to 'formally request that the chief election officer provide any and all documentation necessary to independently validate the results of the 2024 general election,' including chain-of-custody records, county-level logs, reconciliation forms and other materials, citing HRS 11-8.5. Commissioner Adrian, Commissioner Krishni and Commissioner Popolimu voted in favor; Commissioners Apano, Kam, Osterkamp, Sebas and Chair Curtis voted against the motion, and the motion did not pass.
Supporters said the records were necessary for the chief election…
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