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CHR. HAITSUKA: Do I have a motion to amend CA -7 and CA -12 with the language <br />recommended by Mr. Hookano in Comm. 257? <br />MS. JARMAN: Mr. Chair, can we take them separately please? <br />CHR. HAITSUKA: Alright. Do I have a motion to amend CA -7 with the language <br />suggested by Mr. Hookano in Comm. 257? <br />Ms. Jarman moved to amend CA -7 with the <br />language recommended by Mr. Hookano in <br />Comm. 257. Seconded by Ms. Honma. <br />MS. JARMAN: Can we ask Pat Nakamoto to up again please? Pat, how difficult is it for <br />your office to-- -Would you have, on hand, the total valid votes cast for the office subject <br />to the recall petition? In other words, if it were the Mayor, would you have the <br />information of the valid votes cast for the Mayor or for a Council Member? Would we be <br />able to have that information? <br />MS. NAKAMOTO: Yes, we would be able to get that information off of the results of the <br />votes cast. <br />MS. JARMAN: How would you interpret "valid votes cast ?" If someone voted on at <br />least one of the things validly, would that be a valid ballot? <br />MS. NAKAMOTO: My recollection is that on the election results, you are provided with <br />the votes that were cast and also blank votes and over votes. <br />MS. JARMAN: So how would this affect, potentially, the number of votes that would <br />count to make up the 25 %? Would that be the people would have fewer names they <br />would have to get signatures for, or more? <br />MS. NAKAMOTO: I don't understand your question Casey. <br />MS. JARMAN: Are there likely to be more total votes cast in general or total votes cast in <br />that particular race? <br />MS. NAKAMOTO: I would think in total votes cast in general. So if you are looking at <br />total votes cast, or total valid votes cast, valid votes cast would be less than total votes <br />cast. <br />MS. JARMAN: Valid votes in the last Mayoral election, versus valid votes cast in that <br />whole election, when everyone was voted for. <br />MS. NAKAMOTO: Well, we don't know if everybody is going to vote in that race, so <br />my interpretation would be that "total votes cast" would be greater than "valid votes cast." <br />10 <br />