‘Huge turnout:’ West Hawaii voters flock to make choices in person
Despite a statewide shift to vote by mail, Big Island voters flocked to the voter service center in West Hawaii to cast ballots in person on Tuesday culminating with a big Election Day surge.
The state has already seen a record turnout with early votes in 2020, and the total amount of ballots cast in the 50th state was likely to see a significant jump in the final hours of voting despite results being delayed due to long lines in East Hawaii and on Oahu.
“I think there’s been a huge turnout,” said Penny Lopez, a poll worker at the West Hawaii Civic Center, of this year’s numbers. “More than when it wasn’t mail-in.”
‘Huge turnout:’ West Hawaii voters flock to make choices in person
