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Y^OS N ~•li- 4 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 257 ORDINANCE NO. 08 C90 (Draft 3) ORDINANCE TO INITIATE A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XI OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (2000), RELATING TO INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Article XI, Hawaii County Charter (2000), is repealed in its entirety. SECTION 2. The Hawaii County Charter (2000), is amended by adding a new article, to be numbered Article XI, and to read as follows: "ARTICLE XI INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM Section 11-1. Powers of Initiative and Referendum. (a) The power of voters to propose ordinances or to amend existing ordinances shall be the initiative power. (b) The power of voters to approve or reject ordinances by election shall be the referendum power. Section 11-2. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: "Ballot Question" means an interrogative statement that plainly phrases the chief purpose of the initiative or referendum so that an affirmative response corresponds to a "yes" vote. "Ballot summary" means a concise, impartial explanation of the measure and its major effects. "Ballot title" means a brief phrase identifying the subject of the initiative or referendum. "Circulators" means adults who circulate copies of the petition among registered voters for signature. "Clerk" means the clerk of the Hawai' i County Council. "Committee" means the petitioners' committee formed pursuant to section 11-3. "Petition form" means a petition without voter signatures and other voter identifying information. "Petition or signed petition" means the petition form containing the voters' signatures and other voter identifying information, the ballot title, ballot question, and ballot summary.