Colleen Hanabusa cites ‘irregularities’ in Hawaii vote

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Source: Politico

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who‘s trailing in the too-close-to-call Hawaii Democratic Senate primary against incumbent Brian Schatz, warned Monday of voting “irregularities” in precincts crippled by a massive tropical storm last week and said she’s speaking with campaign lawyers about a potential recourse.

“There are irregularities that have occurred in terms of just access, and I’m hoping that the Office of Elections will look at it,” Hanabusa told POLITICO in a phone interview on Monday.

Although much of the focus in the wake of this past Saturday’s primary has been on two precincts in the Big Island’s Puna District — home to some 8,200 registered voters — where polls were closed Saturday because of the storm and residents will soon cast their ballots by mail, Hanabusa’s comments indicate for the first time that she’s examining the impact in surrounding communities as well, where polls were open but some voters were unable to leave their homes.

“We’ve got a lot of people coming up to us saying, ‘We couldn’t get out to vote but they didn’t close us down,’” she said. “We have a lot of people who are talking about the election because they felt in fact they were disenfranchised.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/colleen-hanabusa-irregularities-hawaii-2014-primary-109936.html

[msongs]

1. perhaps her royal highness expected to be annointed to a senate seat just for breathing lol nt

[bottomofthehill]

2. Not good to go with the traditional Republican response

When things don't go your way...

[alp227]

3. Because of the hurricane in Hawaii, a district (Puna) still can vote on this,

their election day is Friday. So don't compare Hanabusa to Chris McDaniel just yet.

[Cha]

6. I'm for Brian Schatz.. her opponent.. but, if people couldn't get to vote because

of the hurricane they should be able to.

[MADem]

4. Wasn't she Inouye's choice to fill his seat?

WAPO says she probably won't prevail. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/08/11/colleen-hanabusa-hasnt-lost-the-hawaii-senate-primary-yet-but-she-almost-certainly-will/

The governor who appointed her opponent, though, he's out.

[Cha]

7. Yes, but Brian Schatz is way more progressive.. and excellent on the

environment. Endorsed by Al Gore himself.

Colleen Hanabusa is more for corporations over people.

Hopefully, David Ige, the new Dem candidate can win in November or else Hawaii's Gay Marriage Law which Gov Abercrombie helped get through will be tossed by the tea-publicon candidate.

[MADem]

9. Does the replacement gubernatorial candidate have a shot?

And, assuming Schatz prevails (they say he will), will he win in November?

[Cha]

10. I hope David Ige has a shot.. I really hadn't heard of him until.. he won! But,

he's been in the Hawai'i legislature for 26 years and I read he voted for all the right things. He's probably not as well known as the repub who ran last time against Abercrombie in 2010.. but, he has some time.

I think whomever wins the Dem Senate nom will win in November.. I really hope Brian Schatz does.. who is saying "he will"?

[MADem]

11. WaPo says bet on him...we'll see! Here's hoping... nt

[Cha]

12. I'd like to see their crystal ball! Anyway, all eyes are on Puna!

[davidpdx]

5. So now in addition to the 8,200 people who didn't vote she expects other areas

to get extra voting days?

Both candidates are having to raise extra money now to get through the last bit of the primary.

The longer the whole thing is drawn out, the more nervous we should be about the GE. Hopefully it will be over next week.

[Cha]

8. I don't think we have to worry about the Dem

candidate losing to a repub, whomever it is, david.

I've read it could take weeks.. but, we shall see. My fingers are crossed for Brian Schatz.. the Progressive candidate of the two.