2015 Neighborhood Board election results are now available on the Neighborhood Commission Office' website. Elected members begin their two-year term July 1, 2015.
Eligible voters in districts with contested races received passcodes that allowed them to cast ballots via computer or telephone from April 24 to May 15. Election officials estimate that this voting method saved the city close to $90,000 this year.
The ballot return rate was 10.09 percent, with 19,722 ballots cast. The North Shore Neighborhood Board’s subdistrict 4 race had the highest ballot return rate of 23.56 percent. In 2013 15,318 ballots were cast, which represented an overall ballot return rate of 8.61 percent.
Oahu’s Neighborhood Board system consists of 33 boards with a total of 437 elective seats. Members are volunteers who advise all levels of government but have no policy-making authority. This election filled 418 seats; no candidates applied for the remaining 19 seats. The boards may appoint qualified residents to fill those vacancies once the new term begins on July 1. The list of vacancies and meeting schedules will be available on the commission website.
