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March 10, 2008 Page 4 (n) The council shall proceed immediately to consider an initiative or referendum petition which has been determined sufficient in accordance with the provisions of this article. If an initiative petition is concerned, the ordinance it proposes shall at once be introduced subject to the procedures required for ordinances under this charter; however, not more than sixty days shall elapse between the time of first reading of the initiative proposal as a bill and completion of consideration to adopt, amend, or reject the same. If a referendum petition is concerned, the ordinance to which that petition is directed shall be reconsidered by the council; and not later than thirty days after the date on which the petition was determined sufficient, the council shall by resolution repeal or sustain the ordinance. (o) If the council fails to adopt an initiative proposal or adopts a proposal with an amendment unfavorable to a majority of the committee, or if the council fails to repeal an ordinance reconsidered pursuant to a referendum petition [within], [it] the clerk shall submit the [erigif'"'.epesed final language approved by the petitioner's committee with its appropriate ballot title and ballot language to the voters of the county at the next general election. The ballot for such measures shall contain [an objeeti e] the final ballot summary [of the subst......e of t7......... sur-..1 and shall have below the ballot title designated spaces in which to marks the ballot FOR or AGAINST the measure. (p) The clerk shall publish the ballot title, ballot question, ballot summary and arguments for and against the measure in the Sunday paper of two Hawaii Island daily papers with the largest circulation, for the three Sundays preceding the election. The committee shall be given the opportunity to write the argument in favor of the measure. If a group of five qualified [eleeters] voters of Hawaii County give notice to the clerk that they wish to write the arguments against the measure, the clerk shall publish their arguments. Both sets of arguments shall be published in the same papers, on the same page, on the same days, utilizing the same size print. The names and addresses of the committee and the opposing group as they appear on the general county register for the County of Hawaii shall appear in the publication." "Section 1144111-6. Withdrawal of Petition. A petitioners' committee may withdraw a petition at any time, but not later than the thirtieth day immediately preceding the day scheduled for a vote in the county on a measure concerned. A petitioners' committee shall be requested to withdraw its petition and the committee must comply, if the aims of the petition are resolved by intermediate council action to the satisfaction of the committee such that the initiative proposal is adopted as an ordinance, or that the ordinance reconsidered by the referendum petition is repealed. A written request for petition