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OTTERSON: Shall we wait until you get through or just ask you right now? I <br />mean you're right on the subject. Of the Councilmen that are at -large, did you say the <br />whole bunch or just two? <br />RAY: No, what's being proposed was you'd have six single member <br />districts, so six people would run from single member districts just the way the nine do <br />now. They'd would just be larger districts. In other words, in Kona, Jim Rath, the <br />district he represents would be a Council District now, as well as a House District, and <br />then the South Kona House District would also be a Council District, so you'd have the <br />six districts which would be exactly the same as the State House Districts, and you'd <br />have three Council persons running at -large. <br />OTTERSON: Just three? <br />RAY: Right. <br />OTTERSON: I don't see how you could work that really. <br />RAY: Well, we can talk about that later. <br />OTTERSON: Okay, thank you. <br />RAY: Yes, it's not only easy to work, it's actually a more common. system <br />• throughout the country; actually a mix of single member and Council Districts at -large. <br />I don't want to get into all that. There's information here from the League of Women <br />Voters in regard to that, but not to say that Hawaii County is the same, or even that <br />similar to other jurisdictions, but just to give you some general background. Yes sir. <br />P. MARTIN: While you're - <br />HERKES: <br />microphone. <br />Oh, microphone. You're all going to have to talk on the <br />RAY: Yes, the microphone is for recording your remarks, and as you <br />notice, there are only five Commission members here so we want to make sure that we <br />get all the input recorded. <br />P. MARTIN: But, while you were explaining that, could you explain to us your <br />rationale for making that change? <br />RAY: I think if you'll look at the information passed out from the League <br />of Women Voters, it pretty much reflects the feeling of the Commission that you'd have <br />more focus on the bigger picture from an island -wide perspective. As an individual <br />voter, you get to vote for four Council persons vs. just one now. I think it's just how you <br />5 <br />