Hawaii was ahead of other states in moving to a universal mail ballot system that greatly improved access to voting. Even with an improvement in voter turnout, the state’s turnout remained among the lowest in the country for the 2020 election. Lawmakers looked more deeply into the reasons. They found that language troubles and homelessness […]
Author Archives: Hayley Starshak
Hayley Starshak is a freelance journalist based in Chicago. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune and Cicero Independiente. She is a recent graduate from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she specialized in investigative reporting. You can follow her on Twitter @HStarshak.
