Ballot shortages turn voters away from polls

By Mary Vorsino / Gregg K. Kakesako

POSTED: 01:35 a.m. HST, Nov 07, 2012

~~<p>Despite lower voter turnout compared with 2008, at least 21 polling places on Oahu ran out of paper ballots Tuesday, making for long lines and long waits for hundreds of voters, some of whom decided the wait to cast a ballot wasn’t worth the time.</p>
<p>Election officials blamed the ballot shortage on higher-than-expected turnouts at some precincts and incorrect estimates about how many ballots were needed.</p>
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Despite lower voter turnout compared with 2008, at least 21 polling places on Oahu ran out of paper ballots Tuesday, making for long lines and long waits for hundreds of voters, some of whom decided the wait to cast a ballot wasn’t worth the time.

Election officials blamed the ballot shortage on higher-than-expected turnouts at some precincts and incorrect estimates about how many ballots were needed. Login for more...