Hawaii Supreme Court orders special election for House District 43 following tied primary
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has officially ordered a new election for State Representative District 43, invalidating the results of a tied Republican primary after ruling that ballot irregularities and procedural errors compromised the outcome. The high court’s landmark ruling, issued Friday afternoon, resolves a legal challenge filed by incumbent Rep. Kanani Souza against Chief Election Officer Scott Nago, state and county election officials, and challenger Sheila Medeiros. 8 primary election for the Kapolei-based district resulted in an exact tie, with both Souza and Medeiros receiving 842 votes. The Office of Elections initially declared Medeiros the winner following a random tie-breaker drawing on Aug.
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