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Page 4 of 5 <br />"Section 3- 2. Composition and Terms. There shall be a county <br />council composed of nine members. One member shall be elected from <br />each of nine districts. The terms of the council members shall be two years <br />and shall begin at twelve o' clock meridian on the first Monday of <br />December after their election. The terms of the council members shall not <br />exceed four consecutive two year terms. Candidates shall be nominated <br />and elected in accordance with the election laws of the state." <br />Ordinance No. 95-20 very simply applied a "term limit" to council seats. No other <br />changes occurred as a result of its approval by the electorate. <br />As amended, Section 3-2 read: <br />"Section 3- 2. Composition and Terms. There shall be a county <br />council composed of nine members. One member shall be elected from <br />each of nine districts. The terms of the council members shall be two years <br />and shall begin at twelve o' clock meridian on the first Monday of <br />December after their election. The terms of the council members shall not <br />exceed four consecutive two year terms. Candidates shall be nominated <br />and elected in accordance with the election laws of the state." <br />Amendment No. 3 <br />• Nonpartisan elections <br />Section 3-2 was next amended at the General Election on November 7, 2000, via <br />Proposition 1, as offered by the Charter Commission. Proposition 1 established <br />nonpartisan elections. The amendments are illustrated below in Ramseyer format <br />(material that was repealed is bracketed and stricken; material that was added is <br />underscored): <br />"Section 3- 2. Composition and Terms. There shall be a county <br />council composed of nine members. One member shall be elected from <br />each of nine districts. The terms of the council members shall be two years <br />and shall begin at twelve o' clock meridian on the first Monday of <br />December after their election. The terms of the council members shall not <br />exceed four consecutive two year terms. Candidates shall be [nominated <br />and] elected in accordance with the election laws of the state[-], insofar as <br />applicable." <br />Proposition 1 included amendments to Section 13-27 of the Hawai`i County Charter that, <br />in concert with amendments to Section 3-2, Section 5-1.1, and Section 9-1, created <br />"nonpartisan" elections for all elected officials of the County: Council Members, the <br />Mayor, and the Prosecuting Attorney. <br />