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MR. TRULSON: Mr. Chairman. Regarding the <br /> polling precincts that Yasu is talking about, the election <br /> can still be changed. The election date can be changed. It <br /> would necessitate getting these places at a later date, but <br /> it is not impossible to do, as I 've been advised by the County <br /> Clerk. As far as the election date is concerned, our decision <br /> here would take precedence and they would have to make the <br /> necessary arrangements to fit in with ours. So if it ' s a <br /> matter of having to change the election and move the election <br /> date up one or two weeks, in effect, it would give us more <br /> time and it would take some of the time restrictions and <br /> pressures that are on the ballot makeup now. <br /> And in deference to Mr. Ishida, I would like to <br /> move that we defer this issue until he is back, per his request. <br /> MR. CADINHA: I second the motion. <br /> MR. OMONAKA: Mr. Chairman. I speak in favor <br /> of the motion but. . .if I can get the attention. <br /> MR. ODA: I 'm sorry. <br /> MR. OMONAKA: Yasu, there is a motion on deck <br /> now to table, or defer until Mr. Ishida gets back. Moving <br /> back our charter election date two weeks , how would this <br /> proposal affect all the necessary legal requirements and pre- <br /> parations that you are talking about? Is this workable? It <br /> can be done? <br /> MR. ARAKAKI : As far as the legality is concerned , <br /> your charter requires the dissemination of information not less <br /> than 45 days. So if you are two weeks behind you are giving <br /> them more days , so there is no conflict. The only problem we <br /> are going to have is the precinct areas that we have already <br /> made reservations for. They may not be available at that later <br /> date, I don ' t know. There is no guarantee that we can get those <br /> private areas. On government entities there is no problem <br /> because we can put on a lot of indirect pressure but wherever <br /> we have the private areas if they cannot give us the same place <br /> that we were using, we may be in trouble. <br /> The question Mr. Cadinha asked was addressed to <br /> our election supervisor. The same question , a few days ago, <br /> upon return from his illness, and he said it is very difficult <br /> to change the date from November 3. <br /> MR. TRULSON : Mr. Chairman. Mr. Arakaki , say <br /> we didn ' t change the election date. Now, you say that <br /> Mr. Tamashiro is going to San Francisco on the 17th or 18th and <br /> wants to take the ballots with him. . <br /> MR. ARAKAKI : He ' s leaving here on the 17th. <br /> MR. TRULSON: On the 17th? How long is he going <br /> to be there, do you know? <br /> -4- <br />