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Public pressure mounts as Elections Commission declines to adopt PIG report and rejects DOJ referral on Hawaii County audit
Summary
On April 1 the Elections Commission heard hours of public testimony urging a hand count and a formal audit of Hawaii County after a PIG report found inconsistent or missing ballot-accounting records; motions to refer the matter to the U.S. Department of Justice and to adopt the PIG’s recommendations failed in roll-call votes, leaving unresolved demands for independent verification and calls for removal of the chief elections officer.
The State Elections Commission on April 1 faced sustained public pressure over ballot accounting and chain-of-custody concerns stemming from Hawaii County’s 2024 election tally, but the body declined to adopt a permitted-interaction-group (PIG) report and voted down a motion to ask the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate.
Public commenters — including party officials, candidates and long-time election observers — testified for hours that the PIG’s findings show incomplete or inconsistent daily ballot accounting, missing transfer logs and gaps in chain-of-custody documentation. Several speakers urged the commission to hand-count ballot envelopes from Hawaii County, to remove Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago if he would not enable an audit, and to obtain USPS business-reply-mail…
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