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• CHRISTOPHER J. YUEN HILO LAGOON CENTRE,SUITE 108 101 AUPUNI STREET HILO,HAWAII 96720 ATTORNEY AT LAW TEL. (808) 935-4429 FAX(808) 935-1844 July 3 , 1990 Hawaii County Charter Commission 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 235 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Form of Ballot and Voter Education Issues Dear Commission Members: I have enclosed with this letter a draft of a possible "Charter Amendment Ballot Pamphlet" of the proposed changes which have been approved by the Commission to be placed on the 1990 ballot, together with an attempt to show what a ballot- might look like, with possible ballot questions. I prepared this for you to serve as a basis for the Commission's discussions about what should go on the ballot, how the ballot should be worded and divided, and how the ballot issues should be explained to the voters. It is not meant to be final. I want to consider some of the language further, and I would like to hear comments and criticism from the Commission. Under the charter, the Commission must publish "a brief digest of the amendments or charter and the purpose thereof and a notice to the electorate that copies of the amendments or ,charter are available at the office of the county clerk. " §15-3 . I would suggest that the Commission publish something like the Ballot Pamphlet to be the "digest, " with any necessary revisions or changes, to fulfill this charter requirement. I would also suggest that the pamphlet be placed in each voting booth, and that the ballot incorporate the pamphlet by reference. It is not possible to give a reasonably full description of the proposed charter changes on the physical ballot itself. By having the booklet in- the booth, interested voters will be able to find out the basic substance of the proposals.. Finally, the complete text of each change should be available at each polling place. We probably shouldcoordinate the publication of the amendments we propose with the publication of the amendments proposed by the council-. The charter is a bit inconsistent on the publication requirements for amendments proposed by the council versus amendments proposed by the Commission: the charter requires the publication of the complete text of council sponsored amendments, while it requires only the publication of a '-., digest of the amendments proposed by the Commission. It seems to • g p P EXHIBIT B 921