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JMtY Os N~!k <br />40 • ~~{J <br />CASEY JARMAN - :• <br />County Clerk ___ <br />MO':_. <br />,TE•OI ~M~'~ <br />OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK <br />Elections Division <br />County of Hawaii <br />Hawaii Counh~ Building <br />2J ~1upuni Streel <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />July 15, 2008 <br />CERTIFICATE OF INSUFFICIENCY <br />Pursuant to Article XI, Hawaii County Charter, the initiative petition submitted by the <br />PETITIONER'S COMMITTEE FOR THE LOWEST LAW F.;NFORCEMENT PRIORI"1'Y OF <br />CANNABIS ORDINANCE, entitled "Lowest Law Enforcement Priority of Cannabis <br />Ordinance", is hereby certified to be insufficient. The petition is insufficient under Hawaii <br />County Charter § ll-4(c)(I) as it is signed by less than the required number of qualified voters of <br />the county. <br />Pursuant to § I 1-5(a) of the Hawaii County Charter, the following findings show the <br />particulars wherein the petition is defective. <br />(I) 32,321 total votes were cast for Mayor in the 2004 Special Election. Under IIawai`i <br />County Charter § 11-2(c), the petition must be signed by qualified voters in the county equal in <br />number to at least 15% of the total number of persons who voted for Mayor in the most recent <br />second special election or last preceding general election. Fifteen percent (15%) of 32,321 equals <br />4,R48, which represents the total number of signatures needed for sufficiency. 1'he petition tiled <br />on June 23, 2008 contained 4,954 signatures, 106 more than required. <br />"EXHIBIT L" <br />Haivai'i C'nunly is an equal oppordunity provider and employer. <br />