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Montana Standard
April 18, 2018
Governor selects replacement for vacant Hawaii House spot ... Hashimoto, 30, said he planned to run for the seat in the primary election on Aug. 11. ... The 86-year-old agreed last month to resign, pay a fine and publicly apologize under a settlement agreement with the Hawaii State Ethics Commission.
KITV Honolulu
April 18, 2018
LONDON (CNNMoney) -- Facebook says it has learned the lessons of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Next month's historic vote on legalizing abortion in Ireland could prove the first big test of that claim. The company is stepping up efforts to tackle fake news ahead of the May 25 referendum.
KITV Honolulu
April 18, 2018
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democratic candidates outraised Republican candidates in 50 of the 88 US House campaigns identified by CNN as key races in 2018, according to an analysis of first quarter Federal Election Commission filings. Even among the GOP's best shots -- campaigns identified asÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
April 16, 2018
Here's the evidence - Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather - KITV Channel 4 ... In a subsequent CNN interview, she made clear she was paraphrasing Democrats who feel that Comey swung the election. ... Comey told lawmakers the thought of him swinging the election made him "mildly nauseous.".
Hawaii Public Radio-HPR2
April 11, 2018
Election Day is approaching in a country where the leader is lashing out against what he calls “fake news.” He's also calling to make his country “great.” The themes may sound familiar, but the country is far from U.S. shores. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
Hawaii News Now
April 11, 2018
"Speaker Paul Ryan is a truly good man, and while he will not be seeking re-election, he will leave a legacy of achievement that nobody can question," Trump tweeted. "We are with you Paul!" Ryan faced a strong challenge for his re-election bid from Randy Bryce, a Democratic challenger for Wisconsin'sÃÂ ...
Hawaii News Now
April 4, 2018
On Wednesday, the state Elections Office held a random drawing (think plucking names from a lauhala basket) to decide the order of political preferences on the ballot. If you've never heard of the Constitution Party, you're not alone. The conservative party was formed in 1992, and members hold about twoÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
March 3, 2018
Ten days after the 2016 election, Vice President-elect Mike Pence visited Broadway to see "Hamilton," the hit musical. After the performance, Brandon Victor Dixon, who played Aaron Burr, addressed Pence (after urging the audience not to boo the incoming veep). Dixon said: "We, sir -- we -- are the diverseÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
March 3, 2018
The plan will raise funds for Trump's reelection bid, the RNC and the upcoming midterm elections, Mahoney said. The program has various ... Earlier this week, Trump tapped Brad Parscale to head his 2020 re-election campaign despite the election being nearly three years away. Parscale was the digitalÃÂ ...
HuffPost
March 2, 2018
Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is defending her stance on gun violence after actress Amber Tamblyn called her out for not co-sponsoring a bill on assault weapons. ... Erika Tsuji, the political director for Gabbard's re-election campaign, told HuffPost that the political group donated the money to her city councilÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
March 2, 2018
He's also perhaps benefiting from the fact that presidential popularity ratings tend to revert (over the longterm) towards half the electorate liking and half the electorate disliking a president. It's not all good news Trump though: He's still very unpopular. And midterm elections are almost always about the partyÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
March 1, 2018
To put it mildly, a 3-percentage-point lead isn't anything close to a sure thing in a House special election. I went back and looked at how off polls taken within three weeks of House special elections since 2004 were. Of the 75 polls in this database, the average absolute error was about 5 percentage points.
KHON2
March 1, 2018
Are Hawaii voters ready to cast their votes by mail only? Some lawmakers think so. It's a measure that's been proposed and election officials have a strong argument for it. Chief election officer Scott Nago says the numbers show more people are not heading to the polls anymore. Voting by mail would alsoÃÂ ...
KHON2
March 1, 2018
Are Hawaii voters ready to cast their votes by mail only? Some lawmakers think so. It's a measure that's been proposed and election officials have a strong argument for it. Chief election officer Scott Nago says the numbers show more people are not heading to the polls anymore. Voting by mail would alsoÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
February 28, 2018
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton faulted President Donald Trump for continuing to "ignore and surrender" to Russian meddling in a tweet on Wednesday, asking whether the Republican who defeated her in the 2016 election will "protect the country." The direct barb at Trump comes after US CyberÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
February 22, 2018
Who's investigating election interference:FBI - In July of 2016, the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation into possible links between the Russian ... On February 2, 2017, the subcommittee announced that it was conducting an inquiry into Russia's efforts to influence elections in the US and abroad.
KITV Honolulu
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Then-President Barack Obama reassured then-FBI Director James Comey of his support after the 2016 election during a private meeting in the Oval Office, Comey writes in his upcoming book. Comey recalls that during the meeting, in late November 2016, Obama told him, "I pickedÃÂ ...
Thegardenisland.com
December 31, 1999
LIHUE – The state Office of Elections is looking for volunteers to help conduct the 2018 Primary Election on Saturday, Aug. ... Qualifications to volunteer: 16 years old by June 30; registered to vote in Hawaii; able to read and write English. Interested individuals can sign-up at www.elections.hawaii.gov.
Honolulu Civil Beat
December 31, 1999
Four in 10 Hawaii voters cast mail ballots in the 2016 general election. Half of voters mailed in ballots for the primary that year. A recent Civil Beat poll found that 46 percent of residents supported the change, while 35 percent opposed it. The Office of Elections would be charged with making the switch toÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
December 9, 2017
The crowd's chant -- referring to Trump's former Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton -- and his railing on a "rigged" system harkened back to the 2016 election. Trump also called it a "sick system from the inside," and said he was working to course-correct the institutional sickness within the country.
KITV Honolulu
December 9, 2017
Southern Democrats have recently struggled with African-American turnout in elections without Barack Obama on the ballot, and encouraging voter participation is challenging overall in a special election. As they aim to energize African-American voters, however, appearances by a slate of Democrats with ...
KITV Honolulu
December 9, 2017
In any ordinary election, Alabama is so reliably red that even a weak turnout by Republican voters could carry a GOP candidate to victory. But this is no ordinary election, and Moore is no ordinary candidate. Special elections tend to be low-turnout affairs, and the Alabama Secretary of State's Office has ...
KITV Honolulu
December 8, 2017
(CNN) -- Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch is hosting a re-election fundraiser in early January, according to an invitation obtained by CNN, stoking further intrigue about a Senate seat that's being eyed by Mitt Romney. Hatch is inviting donors to his eighth annual ski retreat January 5-6 at the posh St. Regis Hotel in ...
Honolulu Civil Beat
December 8, 2017
As evidence of this disillusionment, in the 2016 election, Hawaii ranked dead last in participation of eligible voters. ... Yet, in the most recent primary election only 35 percent of registered voters voted. ... One way to challenge the status quo would be to use ranked choice voting in Hawaii's elections. Ranked ...
KITV Honolulu
December 8, 2017
And that argument goes like this: The "Access Hollywood" tape and the allegations made by more than a dozen women that Trump had harassed them were everywhere in the run-up to the election, and Trump still won. Which means that people didn't care. And that the explanations that Trump has already ...
KITV Honolulu
December 8, 2017
Amy Klobuchar's re-election. The state also features five House races that could swing control of the chamber -- with the seats of two Republicans (Reps. Erik Paulsen and Jason Lewis) and three Democrats (Rick Nolan, Tim Walz and Collin Peterson) all top targets. Walz isn't even running for re-election.
Hawaii Public Radio-HPR2
November 21, 2017
Germany's Merkel: New Elections Preferable To Minority Government ... signaled that she prefers a fresh election over trying to stay in power as ...
Hawaii Public Radio-HPR2
November 21, 2017
That's what happened following the 2007 elections. More than a thousand people died after that election, and it was solved by splitting the ...
Hawaiipublicradio
November 20, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, a day after talks to form a new ruling coalition collapsed, signaled that she prefers a fresh election over trying to stay in power as part of a minority government. Merkel said that she was "very skeptical" of the prospect of leading a minority government ...
Hawaii Public Radio-HPR2
November 20, 2017
Kenyan Supreme Court Chief Justice David Maraga presides during the judgement of election-related petitions in Nairobi on Monday.
Hawaiipublicradio
November 18, 2017
Germany's Merkel, Weakened After Poor Election Showing, Struggles ... of her last governing coalition in September's parliamentary elections.
Los Angeles Times
November 12, 2017
... big in mayoral and gubernatorial races across the country in Tuesday's election. ... She is the chairwoman of the Republican Party in Hawaii. ... “Elections go in cycles, and we've been in a difficult downward cycle that's hard ...
KITV Honolulu
November 11, 2017
Trump says he believes Putin's election meddling denials .... as he knew, Putin and Trump did not discuss meddling in the elections, though he ...
Hawaiipublicradio
November 7, 2017
In odd-numbered years, Election Day consists of a hodgepodge of state, local and special elections. But in an era when, to flip an old phrase, ...
Hawaiipublicradio
October 30, 2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta casts his vote during the general elections. Kenyatta was the declared the winner of the disputed rerun of Kenya's ...
KITV Honolulu
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner said on CNN's "State of the Union" that KT McFarland, a former Trump transition official and deputy national security adviser, needs to provide testimony to Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller. "Ms. McFarland needs to come in, and ...
KITV Honolulu
December 31, 1999
Hillary Clinton is the former Democratic presidential candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Clinton also served as U.S. secretary of state, ...
KITV Honolulu
December 31, 1999
AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday that the state's Senate special election date will not change, despite national ...
Hawaii News Now
September 28, 2017
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dissolved the lower house of parliament and called a snap election for next month as expected.
Hawaii Public Radio-HPR2
September 28, 2017
Jerry Brown has signed a bill to move California's primary elections in ... voter turnout for a primary election since 1980," according to Padilla.
Hawaii Public Radio-HPR2
September 27, 2017
As has been widely reported, the pressure on the company began shortly after the 2016 election. But Zuckerberg rejected the idea that fakeÃÂ ...
Hawaii Public Radio-HPR2
September 27, 2017
This fall's statewide elections in Virginia and New Jersey are the first big test of security measures taken in response to last year's attempts byÃÂ ...
Newsweek
September 26, 2017
Puerto Rico is not given the right to vote in presidential elections, but in ... chose Marco Rubio with 73.8 percent in a primary election in 2016. ... of an "ocean" is Hawaii, which President Trump certainly remembers, given hisÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
September 26, 2017
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Don't look now but the 2018 midterm elections are just over a year away! That may well be very unwelcome news toÃÂ ...
Hawaiipublicradio
September 26, 2017
... Minute: Ruling National Party Leads After New Zealand Elections ... The biggest loser in the election was the Maori Party, which won its firstÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
September 25, 2017
(CNN) -- German chancellor Angela Merkel began the delicate task of building a coalition government Monday, after a bruising election resultÃÂ ...
Hawaii Public Radio-HPR2
September 3, 2017
"The government is really afraid going into next year's election to allow ... the opposition party did better than expected during local elections inÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
September 3, 2017
President Trump accused former President Obama of having his "wires tapped" before the election in a morning tweet storm.
KITV Honolulu
September 3, 2017
If Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa (D- Hawaii) does officially throw her hat into the gubernatorial ring, it will make for an interesting primaryÃÂ ...
KITV Honolulu
September 3, 2017
Kenyan court's election ruling spurs hope for Odinga supporters ... of the 2007/2008 elections -- one of the bloodiest in Kenya's history.
