Location
The next general meeting of the League of Women Voters of Hawai`i County will be held in person and via Zoom on Friday, November 5, 2022, 10:00 a.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Puna.
Hawaii has one of the most modern elections system: early voting, automatic and online voter registration, Election Day voter registration, ballot tracking, and voting by mail and in-person. Yet not unlike on the mainland, there is voter mistrust, election challenges, threats being made against election officials, and calls to undo Hawai’i’s election progress and return to one-day voting on paper ballots. What has been the impact on our elections by the transition to mail-in voting? How can citizens and League members support our Hawai’i County election officials or help to secure our elections?
Join us for a talk by Jon Henricks, Hawai`i County Clerk, on “Voting in the New Era of Elections by Mail.”
MEETING DETAILS
The hybrid meeting will be held both in-person and via Zoom.
Those attending in person should plan to arrive by 9:45 a.m. at the site, Unitarian Universalist of Puna, in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
The Zoom link and other details will be sent closer to the event date. Please be sure to log in by 9:45 a.m. Click here to register for the online event.
If you are new to Zoom, please be sure to download it ahead of the meeting: https://zoom.us/download . The app is free and can be used on a PC, Mac, smartphone, or iPad. The meeting (audio only) can also be accessed by phone.
SPEAKER BIO
Mr. Jon Henricks was born in Hilo, attended Ernest Bowen de Silva Elementary School, Hilo Intermediate School, and graduated from Hilo High School in 1991.
Jon earned an associate degree from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York. He completed his education at Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis, earning a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Indiana University.
Jon started at the Office of the County Clerk and Hawai‘i County Council as a legislative assistant to Council Member Fred Holshcuh, M.D. He then went on to work as a Legislative Specialist in the Legislative Research Branch from 2007 through 2014 and served as Deputy County Clerk from 2014 through 2018.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
5 p.m., Thursday, November 3rd.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.