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(b) The pro statement shall be provided by a person, organization, council member, state, or group that initiates the ballot question or measure containing a single, concise pro statement of 250 or fewer words. Only one pro statement shall be allowed in the voters' pamphlet. (c) The con statement may be written by a person, organization, council member, state, or group that opposes the ballot question or measure containing a single, concise con statement of 250 or fewer words. (1) If no one chooses to write a con statement, the voters' pamphlet may be printed with the statement that "No con statement was provided" for that particular question or measure. (2) A maximum of one con statement shall be allowed in the voters' pamphlet. (3) If multiple con statements are received by the county clerk by the deadline established by the county clerk, the prosecuting attorney for the State of Hawaii shall select three people to choose the single con statement that will be used in the voters' pamphlet. (d) No statement regarding a candidate for elected office shall be included in the voters' pamphlet. § -5 Public notice of mailing. Public notice of the date or dates that ballot packages are mailed, delivered, and made available shall be given by the chief election officer and all county election offices when all ballot packages have been mailed, delivered, and made available to voters. Notice shall be published in a minimum of two daily newspapers in the State of Hawaii on the twenty-eighth and twenty-first day prior to the day of election. § -6 Undeliverable ballot packages. (a) Ballot packages that are mailed or delivered shall not be forwardable or deliverable beyond the address of the voter as shown in the general county register established and maintained by the county clerk. (b) A ballot package that is mailed or delivered and is determined to be undeliverable by mail or other means to the voter at the address shown in the register that is established and maintained by the clerk of a county because of the death of the voter, refusal of any person living at that address, or because the voter moved and is no longer residing at that address shall be returned to the county clerk who initiated the mailing. (c) If a voter has moved, the county clerk shall mail, deliver, or make available the ballot package to the voter after the voter has provided their new address. § -7 Help America Vote Act. Each county office of elections shall have Direct Record Electronic voting machine to assist those voters qualifying under the Help America Vote Act. § -8 Replacement ballots. (a) For Vote By Mail, a voter may obtain a replacement ballot from the county clerk if their ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by completing and signing a replacement ballot request form. The request for a replacement ballot may be made by