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Despite the pandemic, this could be the year that election participation starts to improve.

Civil Beat has a number of different ways to help you figure out who to pick from hundreds of candidates in the Aug. 8 election.

Political action committees are giving money to a suite of candidates running in state and local races.

A seasoned politician squares off against a political newcomer who almost unseated him two years ago.

The independent expenditure committees are taking out ads for mayoral and council candidates as voters cast their mail-in ballots.

Former state Rep. Andria Tupola has a huge financial advantage over a trio of first-time council candidates running to disrupt politics-as-usual in District 1.

Ritte warns tourism must be controlled, while DeCoite sees a need for jobs.

As ballots go out, concerns linger over the potential for disenfranchisement but officials say they have adopted lessons from other states and will learn from the primary election.

Successful nonpartisans must get 10% of the total votes to move from the primary to the general election.

Only one candidate said the state should welcome tourists immediately without requiring some kind of testing or quarantine.