Mail-in ballot processing begins at state Capitol
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Volunteer Sylvia Gushi, volunteer opens ballot envelopes on Wednesday. The first full day of mail-in ballot processing began at the state Capitol Wednesday for the first 79,000 Oahu ballots mailed in amid heightened security and scrutiny.
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Scott Nago, Chief Elections Officer, carries a tray of ballot envelopes.
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Volunteer Laura Nakasone opens ballot envelopes.
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Carts full of ballots wait to be transferred for processing.
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Scott Nago, Chief Elections Officer, was present during Wednesday's count.
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Jason Yuen counts ballots in Senate chambers on Wednesday.
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The first full day of mail-in ballot processing began at the state Capitol Wednesday for the first 79,000 Oahu ballots mailed in amid heightened security and scrutiny.
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Observer Deborah Barbour, right, watches as volunteers count ballots.
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The first full day of mail-in ballot processing began at the state Capitol Wednesday for the first 79,000 Oahu ballots mailed in amid heightened security and scrutiny.