That’s the latest from elections officials down at HQ (pictured above).
Not enough paper ballots and other logistical hiccups are to blame.
Elections spokesman Rex Quidilla said all the neighbor island polling places had closed.
The first printout of results — whose ETA is still unclear — is likely to include 80 percent of the absentee ballots, said Quidilla.
Around Oahu, 19 precincts ran out of paper ballots earlier today, leading to long lines and people waiting patiently to vote on electronic voting machines (limited in number) or paper ballots that were rushed out to the polling stations around 6 p.m.
More to come.
— Alia Wong
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