Posted at 1:29 p.m., Saturday, October 21, 2006
New figures show voter registration up
Advertiser Staff
Nearly 7,000 Hawai`i voters have registered since the state's primary, bringing the total to more than 662,000 who are eligible to cast ballots in the Nov. 7 general election.That's one of the state's highest registration counts ever, but remains well below the high point of 2002, when more than 676,000 voters were signed up for that year's general election.
Voter registration normally increases between every primary and general election, but it was not expected to go up remarkably after this year's Sept. 23 primary.
This election has more than 100 federal, state and county offices at stake.
The race between incumbent Republican Gov. Linda Lingle and Democratic challenger Randall Iwase is drawing the most attention, though Lingle is widely seen as the likely winner.
