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we change that to be the same as the amendments that were made in the last election in regards to the Initiative and Referendum. Do you have any comment on that? MS. NAKAMOTO: Answering your question based on Section 12 -1.1, Recall, the only thing that I would suggest adding - -and I would need to look back to see if it is in the initiative section - -is date of birth. That would be helpful in verifying or identifying someone as a registered voter. It would just provide us with more information. MS. JARMAN: Brenda had mentioned printing their names, in Section 11- 5(b)(4) it says they, "... shall print their name, which shall be reasonably similar to their name as it appears on the general county register for the County of Hawaii, and add their signature, month and day of their birth date, and last four digits of their social security number on said petition." So, you are comfortable with it this way, but just adding date of birth? MS. NAKAMOTO: The reason I say that is based on that Initiative section - -and you may want to include that in here just for it to be clear - -our procedures and process in verifying signatures are very similar. So, even with the Recall, although it's not stated, it would probably be better to have it stated here in this section. We would be following the same procedures as far as the name. MS. JARMAN: That "reasonably similar" language would help you if we were to put that in? MS. NAKAMOTO: Yes, it would be helpful. The more information we would have in there, and with the last four digits of a Social Security number, would add to being able to positively identify someone as a registered voter. MS. JARMAN: So you know what approximately 25 percent of the total numbers who are registered to vote in the State would be? I mean in the County. MS. NAKAMOTO: No, not off hand, I don't. MS. JARMAN: Ms. Ford recommended that should go from 25 percent to 15 percent. Do you have any opinion on that, in terms of how many signatures it should be? MS. NAKAMOTO: No, I don't have an opinion. MS. JARMAN: Thank you. CHR. HAITSUKA: Are there any further questions for Ms. Nakamoto? MS. JARMAN: If she can stay there as we go through some other parts of it, but not on Section 12 -1. CHR. HAITSUKA: I have a comment for Section 12 -1.3. It seems like we were requested to make it consistent with Section 11- 5(b)(4). 26