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AARP Hawaii Develops a Voter Guide for This Year's Primary Election
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(OPEN):
IN THE LAST HAWAII-ELECTION, OLDER RESIDENTS ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY
70-PERCENT OF THE VOTES THAT WERE CAST--EVEN THOUGH THEY ACCOUNTED FOR
JUST OVER 40-PERCENT OF THE STATE'S POPULATION. THIS YEAR,
HAWAII'S OLDER VOTERS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THE
PRIMARY-ELECTION, ON AUGUST 11TH. BUT, KNOWING WHERE THE
CANDIDATES STAND ON THE ISSUES IS CRITICAL TO CASTING AN
INFORMED-VOTE--SAYS STEVE TAM, A-A-R-P HAWAII'S
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY...
(TAM):
"A-A-R-P
HAWAII HAS DEVELOPED A STATE VOTER-GUIDE, TO HELP ITS MEMBERS--AND
HAWAII-RESIDENTS--UNDERSTAND WHERE CANDIDATES FOR THE STATE-LEGISLATURE
STAND ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM. OLDER RESIDENTS ARE THE
STRONGEST VOTING-GROUP IN THE STATE--AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
CANDIDATES ARE ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT THEY CARE ABOUT. THIS
YEAR'S VOTER-GUIDE REFLECTS HAWAII-RESIDENTS' CONTINUED-CONCERN WITH
POCKETBOOK-ISSUES--INCLUDING TAXES, THE STATE-BUDGET, HEALTHCARE, AND
LONG-TERM CARE."
(CLOSE):
THE A-A-R-P HAWAII VOTER-GUIDE IS AVAILABLE AT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"YOUR-VOTE".
