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t~ N~ COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII • ~J O ' ~~f pj~M~+ BILL NO. zsa ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 15, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO CAMPAIGN MAILING RESTRICTIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 15 of the Hawaii County Code, 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Section 2- Distribution of mass mailings prohibited during campaign. No newsletters brochures legislative summaries, or other mass mailings of material designed to support a candidate's nomination, including electioneering communications as defined in section 11- 207 6 Hawaii Revised Statutes may be circulated at public expense, b_y an incumbent council member within six months prior to a County election or after anv member has filed nomination rapers whichever comes first This exclude~ublic funds received by candidates from the Hawaii election campaign fund pursuant to section 11-217, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Any violation of this section constitutes use of government funds for campaign purposes and shall be subject to anv penalty. as authorized by law including an administrative fine not to exceed $1,000, for each violation as the ethics commission may determine." SECTION 2. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.