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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> <br /> From: Cheryl King [CKing@hawaii.rr.com] <br /> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 4:22 PM S ! <br /> To: counciftestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Testimony in favor of Bill 257, Draft 2 2008 RPR 21 RM 8 IS <br /> Chairman and Council Members: <br /> - I: ,fir=;kl <br /> 1;0_ U NI <br /> I am sorry that I can not be present in person to testify, but I committed to substitute <br /> teach on this date before I was aware of the meeting. <br /> I hope you will vote in favor of Bill 257, Draft 2. This is a bill <br /> that will benefit the citizens in every councilman's district. <br /> Citizens should not have unnecessary roadblocks placed in their path to prevent their <br /> signatures from counting such as needing to get the petitions notarized or giving too much <br /> personal information that will put them at risk of identity theft. A person who doesn't <br /> vote on an issue had no opinion and if uninformed on the issue, did not want to vote yes <br /> or no to influence the decision. Why should a non-vote count as a vote? Once the <br /> citizens mount a petition campaign to get something on the ballot and vote on it, why <br /> should the mayor be allowed to change that? This is an abuse of power that can be <br /> tempered by only the council's having the mandate to change something. At least they can <br /> be held accountable by their constituents. We have already seen the mess that was made of <br /> a previous petition when the previous County Clerk chose to omit something. This is <br /> indeed best left to the Petitioner's committee. <br /> In short, I can see nothing in the proposed changes to Article XI that a councilman who <br /> puts his constituents first would not vote for. <br /> Sincerely, Cheryl King <br /> Cheryl King <br /> 77-6455 Ono Road <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br /> Phone: 808-326-7016 <br /> E-Mail: Cheryl 41448@Yahoo.Com or CKing@hawaii.rr.com (preferred) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I A"- flit tdWil <br /> Comm. No. Ref. To.Irs_tentlwimrm <br /> ed <br /> Ref, Date R 22 2001} <br /> 1 <br />