Expensive Mistake: $250K for Re-Run of Disputed Honolulu Election with 350 Late Ballots
The City of Honolulu, HI will have to pay $250K to re-run a narrow November city council election after the state Supreme Court invalidated the result because 350 late-arriving ballots were counted. It’s just the latest (no pun intended) story where the timing of ballot arrival and pickup of mail ballots has become an issue.