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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> <br /> From: Lillian [Russellr004@hawaii.rr.com] <br /> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:50 AM <br /> To: Ikeda, Donald; Isbell, Virginia; Hoffmann, Pete; Arakaki, James; Jacobson, Bob, Safarik, <br /> Gary; Pilago, K. Angel; Higa, Stacy <br /> Cc: Dwight Takamine; Helene Hale; Clift Tsuji; Russell Kokubun; Lorraine Inouye; Paul Whalen, <br /> Jerry Chang, Robert Herkes; Josh Green; Cindy Evans, Joshua Green; Harry Kim <br /> Subject: Fw: Resolution 474-06, introduced by Ms. Isbell <br /> Aloha concerned citizens: <br /> Mr. Blann is correct. So is the deputy registrar of elections. We are only one election <br /> away from a total vote fraud. It may already be too late. We <br /> need to wake up and vote and urge passage of RESOLUTION 474-06. Please <br /> make your representative aware that you are aware of what is going on here and that West <br /> Hawaii needs EQUAL REPRESENTATION.... be it voting registration kiosks, better use of our <br /> tax dollars or anything else you may find unjust. Please let your representatives know. I <br /> just did by forwarding on to everyone I know and the County Council. <br /> Mahalo <br /> Lillian Fox <br /> Original Message <br /> From: "blann" <blann@verizon.net> <br /> To: <blann@gte.net> <br /> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 7:52 PM <br /> Subject: Fw: Resolution 474-06, introduced by Ms. Isbell <br /> > From: "blann" <blannOverizon.net> <br /> > To: <counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us> <br /> > Cc: "Mayor Harry Kim" <cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us> <br /> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 7:48 PM <br /> > Subject: Resolution 474-06, introduced by Ms. Isbell <br /> Aloha County Council, <br /> One of the things the USA prides itself on is the concept of the <br /> free and fair election . I was therefore very unhappy to find that <br /> Hawaii County has the elections office with 12 full time Mall <br /> employees in a $103,000/annum high visibility retail location with <br /> stated purpose of registering voters and increasing absentee voting <br /> in Hilo, but with similar programs nowhere else in the county. <br /> Our tax dollars are being used solely to enhance the voting power of <br /> Hilo vs. the rest of the county, rather than as part of a county wide <br /> voter enhancement program. <br /> I estimate the salaries and overhead at around $1,000,000/ annum. <br /> If in the future, a Council person from Hilo were to run for Mayor, <br /> the question could be raised as to whether he engineered this voter <br /> registration program for personal benefit. Let us not put the County <br /> Government in the awkward position of anyone raising such questions. <br /> we do note that in the primary election just passed, the Kuhio <br /> location had seven times the absentee vote of the average of the <br /> other 4 polls; a 600% increase! Clearly this is not a fair election, <br /> and renewal of this lease will make results even more uneven, <br /> possibly subjecting the county government to complaints to the US Dept. <br /> Justice under the <br /> 2002 Help America Vote Act, and or the state Ethics Commission. <br /> I therefore request that the Council consider one of two options. <br /> The Kuhio Mall space has 12 full time employees, occupies 5,000 sq. <br /> ft., and is open 40 hours /week, except during absentee voting when <br /> it opens 48 hours (equalled nowhere else in the county). <br /> I propose amending the Resolution to include 100 sq. ft. kiosks (10 ' 'I1 <br /> foot Comm. No.- q J- <br /> square) in Kona Ref. To•PreseeiK <br /> t Ref. Dote„CCT 16? <br />