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M. Kawasaki -2- the Board and were the constituents of the majority. The concept of fairly meeting the needs of the East and the West through the at-large election was continued in the 2nd County Charter under which we now operate. I now vote for 9 Councilmen. My vote is effective. However, the effectiveness of the power of my vote is only one of my goals for the selection of the makeup of the County Council . The other goals are fairness and an acceptable differ- entiation of candidates. By fairness , I mean both one-man one-vote and an equal oppor- tunity for political participation. The one-man one-vote principle is required by the Constitution. Equal opportunity for political participation is an -aspect- of fairness that could mean different things to different groups of peop.le. . To me, this aspect of fairness is especially relevant to areas with rapidly growing population. The large influx of people upsets the traditional balances of political power. " Changes must be made in order to accomodate the increase in population is. some districts , otherwise, the areas of little growth will offer political opportunities at the expense of the newly populated areas. By differentiation of candidates , I mean that the number of Councilmen comin.g up for election at one time be limited in number so that I am able to dist4nguish the attitude, behavior, and skills of each candidate... , To illustrate what I mean by extreme examples-- when voting for one office, I need decide only between 2 candidates. I can identify and evaluate each candidate. However, if I were required to vote for a hundred offices, I will be faced with an avalanche of 200 candidates. For example, the election of most of