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Council Member Jacobson July 26, 2005 Page 2 buildinczpermit or not. Because that was for a while we were only issuing addresses based if you had a bui/ding permit or else that's true. And a/so they were only issuing those addresses out of Planning one day a week that I've talked with P/arming now that their staff person is available five days a week. But we're still not allowed to prohibit registration if they don't have that addresses. (emphasis added) I really want to make sure you understand that fully well and make sure that Pat ....I've gone through this with State Elections OfFce and they agree with me. Pat also expressed some agreement with this and you have to make sure that people are not trying to stop people from voting simply because they don't have that address that is reasonably new. It's good to have it, it's nice to have it For accuracy but it's not required. The Elections Division has neither demanded a physical house number and street address nor denied a person the right to vote or to register to vote because a person does not have a physical address. While it has been the policy of the Elections Division to ask for the residence address, it accepts a TMK or a description of the location of the property where the person resides. If a TMK or description of the property is provided, Elections staff conducts research with information from the Planning Department or Real Property Tax Office to place the voter in the appropriate district. It is only when the TMK, street address, or locational description of the property is not provided to place the person in the district and precinct that the voter registration affidavit may not be able to be processed in compliance with Section 11-15(a), Hawai i Revised Statutes, which reads: §11-15. Application to register. (a) Any person qualified to and desiring to register as a voter in any county shall make and subscribe to an application in the form of an affidavit. The affidavit shall contain the following information: (1) Name; (2) Social security number; (3) Date of birth; (4) Residence, including mailing address; (5) That the residence stated in the affidavit is not simply because of the person's presence in the State but that the residence was acquired with the intent to make Hawaii the person's legal residence with all the accompanying obligations therein; (6) That the person is a citizen. With regards to your reference to "persons who are free, white and 21 who own property," we do not discriminate based upon grounds of age, class, race, religion, sexual preference, gender identification, or disability. In fact, the Elections Division has and will continue to register the homeless with only a description of the area where the person's time is generally spent in compliance with State and County policy and State law (§11-13, 11-15, HRS; 2-51- 25(a)(3) HAR).