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MR. ISH;IDA: Can we get an opinion on that? <br /> Because at least we should have some justification for doing <br /> that, you know, one way or the other. <br /> MR. ODA: I can ' t refer to any statute, case, <br /> court case, or anything to say that, but I 'm just giving you <br /> a common sense approach. If we have three candidates running <br /> and we have one office available, the highest number of votes <br /> received by one candidate wins and the same principle I would <br /> apply. <br /> MR. SENSANO: Mr. Chairman. This is my <br /> thinking, but, if we have three propositions and let ' s say, <br /> proposition #1 has 33 votes and #2 has 33, and #3 has 34, you <br /> don ' t compare the three, you only compare one against three <br /> and two against three. That ' s the way I would look at it. <br /> MR. ODA: In terms of who wins you would go <br /> by the total number of votes, right? <br /> MR. SENSANO: Right because they only have <br /> one choice now. It ' s one of the three and each person who is <br /> voting is voting only for one. <br /> MR. ODA: That ' s right. He ' s not voting three <br /> times, only once. <br /> MR. SENSANO: He ' s not voting for two choices <br /> either so when you compare the results, you compare the highest <br /> with the option 1, or 2, not with 2, 3 against. . . <br /> MR. ODA: Whichever option receives the highest <br /> number of votes, regardless. . . <br /> MR. SENSANO: That ' s the way I understand it. <br /> Otherwise, how can you decide? <br /> MR. ODA: I just wanted to make that to be part <br /> of the record because I think the question was a good one. The <br /> other question I had is the. . .in case option 2 is selected by <br /> the voters being 3,. 2, 2, 2 for the 9 seats, 9 councilmen , right? <br /> From 4 House Representative Districts. Is the reapportionment <br /> commission going to draw lines for 9 seats or only for the <br /> existing 5 or 4 House seats? <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Mr. Chairman, may I answer that? <br /> MR. ODA: Again, for the record, I want to be <br /> absolutely clear as to what the intent is. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE : I believe my intent on this when <br /> I referred back to Section, subsection (g) , I believe-. this <br /> language here gives the reapportionment commission that <br /> opportunity if there are. . .the voters do accept the 9 member <br /> council , that what we have voted on allows them to redistrict, <br /> or rather, reapportion the districts, the council districts, if <br /> there be 9, then so be it. <br /> -20- <br />