HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210823CC PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Office of the County Clerk
Elections Division
Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa, County Clerk
Scott K. Sato, Deputy County Clerk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 23, 2021
Contact: Lyndon M. Yoshioka
(808) 241-4800
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SPECIAL ELECTION CLARIFICATION
Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i – In response to numerous inquiries concerning the dates of the upcoming
Prosecuting Attorney Special Elections, the Office of the County Clerk wishes to inform the public
that while Section 9A.05 (b) of the Kaua‘i County Charter states that a special primar y election
will be held within forty-five after the occurrence of the vacancy and a special general election
will be held thirty days after the special primary election, this timeline conflicts with Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes Section 15D-9 (a), which requires that ballots and balloting materials be
transmitted no later than forty-five days before the election. Given the conflicting dates, State
law in Section 15D-9 (a) supersedes requirements of the County Charter and shall dictate when
the special elections will occur.
Additional dates, deadlines, and information for the special elections will be contained in the
official Proclamation that will be published soon after the Prosecuting Attorney vacates office.
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