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Omaha Steve

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Thu Nov 26, 2020, 08:18 AM Nov 2020

Lawsuits hold up Hawaii election certification [View all]

Source: AP

By AUDREY McAVOY

HONOLULU (AP) — Certification of Hawaii’s presidential vote was being held up Wednesday by two lawsuits, including one filed by a woman who said she ran for president as an independent but wasn’t on the ballot.

Khistina Caldwell DeJean’s handwritten complaint demands a recall election.

The state responded with a motion to dismiss the case, saying DeJean lacked standing to pursue her complaint because she was not a candidate, a representative of a qualified political party or a member of a group of 30 voters.

The state’s motion added there was no provision for a recall election under Hawaii’s constitution or state law.


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-lawsuits-general-elections-elections-hawaii-8ee2061a5e10a02868543f03cb82c368

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