MEDIA RELEASE

VOTER REGISTRATION

104,323 Hawaii County residents are registered to vote in the 2012 General Election. This is the official voter registration count for the 2012 General Election and is not subject to change for this election.

ABSENTEE MAIL BALLOTS

As of Nov. 3, Hawaii County has received 20,019 voted absentee mail ballots. Voters are reminded that the deadline to submit an absentee mail ballot for the General Election is 6 p.m. Nov. 6, 2012.

Voters are further reminded that absentee mail ballots may be submitted for the General Election by: (1) hand delivering their ballot to the Hawaii County Elections Division office in Hilo, (2) hand delivering their ballot to any precinct on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012, no later than 6 p.m.

ABSENTEE/EARLY WALK-IN VOTING

Absentee/early walk-in voting ended Nov. 3, 2012.

As of Nov. 3, 9,502 Hawaii County voters voted absentee/early walk-in voting in Hawaii County.

For more information, contact Lehua Iopa, Acting Elections Program Administrator, at (808) 961-8277 or email eiopa@co.hawaii.hi.us.