Elections went smoothly till lawmakers took action

By David Shapiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 05, 2012

~~<p>Hawaii elections have been exercises in ineptitude since the Legislature decided in 1995 that it was a bad idea for voting to be supervised by a partisan elected official and took the job away from the lieutenant governor.</p>
<p>Elections were put under the control of an unaccountable commission appointed by the House speaker, Senate president and minority leaders from both houses.</p>
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Hawaii elections have been exercises in ineptitude since the Legislature decided in 1995 that it was a bad idea for voting to be supervised by a partisan elected official and took the job away from the lieutenant governor.

Elections were put under the control of an unaccountable commission appointed by the House speaker, Senate president and minority leaders from both houses. Login for more...