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<br /> CONRJANCI: R. KlRlll ~trorp~ WILLIAM SMIJlI <br /> v. ''~q dkp~iry-(Fnrnp~(~Gv~k <br /> ~6i~, <br /> ~s•N~ <br /> County of Hawar 'i <br /> Office of the County Clerk <br /> >>.a:~;~::~: <br /> l/da, rlan~m'i 9(7_'0 <br /> 1'e[ephu~re (80~YJ 9([-~4Ji5 Fncsirndr (AOXI 9Gl-H92 <br /> July 26, 2005 <br /> Council Member Bob Jaca9~son <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Dear Council Member Jacobson: <br /> This is in response to statements made by you at a Council Committee on Finance meeting <br /> (Clerk's Office departmental review) o.. March 31, 2005, regarding the elections and 'voter <br /> registration. <br /> VOTER REGISTRATIO_ N A~1D RESIDENCE ADDRESSES <br /> At that meeting, you stated: <br /> ....We've gotten rid of this thing where we were rnaintaining..,weie demanding <br /> physical addresses instead of TMK's and we've gotten away from that because it created <br /> a lot ofproblems because people didn't have addresses,.so that's not being used any <br /> more for basis for voter registration? <br /> We can use the Titi7K's instead of the voter addresses because what was happening is <br /> there was people who were free, white and 21 who owned property which basically can <br /> qualify under the U'.5. Constitution right from the start that weren't allowed to vote in <br /> some of the elections because they didn't have the proper address. They had TMK's, <br /> but they ...and they had road addresses but didn't have that long six or eight digit <br /> number that building issues. <br /> TYs not sunnnsPd Yn hP that wav T Talkar/ to Farlaral FIArYinn nffi~%alc and on „~o d,~ <br /> not be asking for that any more unless they already know it. You can ask for it but if <br /> they don't know it, that can't be a basis for disqualifying a registered voter. <br /> So it's nice to have the convenience. It's nice to have that accuracy. You got to make <br /> sure or else there will be Feds all over us because Help the America Vote Act. I've <br /> spoken with oTficia/s in the last four years in Washington, D. C., and they don't like the <br /> idea that we re restrictin~anybodKs. right to vote on the basis of whether they had ~ <br /> Comm. No. y 7~l <br /> ll<nr~n"~('oanll'/e~.Ir~LyunlOpp~»7unil,P Pi~uwder .lnd Finplu7~~r Ref. TO: <br /> Ref. Dote JUL <br /> <br />