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The chief election officer for the state, Kevin Cronin, came under fire at a state elections commission meeting last night for a series of missteps in preparation for the upcoming elections. At issue was a decision to begin printing 500,000 ballots for the upcoming September primary.

Hawaii state lay requires that copies of the ballots be sent to party officials and candidates for approval, which move which Cronin failed to do. State Senator Sam Slom (R, Kahala-Hawaii Kai) was particular harsh in his criticism, calling for Cronin to be fired for the oversight.

Cronin also came under intense scrutiny over the ballot status of Kirk Caldwell. He testified to the commission that he did not know if Rep. Kirk Caldwell's name was included as a candidate for Honolulu City Council. There is controversy surrounding Caldwell's candidacy over concerns that he did not file his nomination papers properly.

In a rather surprising twist in an evening of surprising twists, Cronin admitted that he had failed to register to vote, a requirement under state law for the chief elections officer. Corin apologized for the oversight, and the elections commission ended the meeting by giving him their full support. So much so, in fact, that the commission approved a pay raise effective July 1st.