Comm No 0010.01 - Response - Elections Program Administrator - Article XII - Recall Procedures

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Jon Henricks County Clerk December 5, 2018 Aaron Brown Deputy County Clerk OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK Elections Division County of Hawai i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 TO: Douglass Shipman, Chair Hawai`i County Charter Commission and Members of the Hawai`i County Charter Commission FROM: Pat Nakamoto, Elections Program Administrator Hawai`i County Office of Elections RE: Questions Pertaining to Article XII of the Hawai`i County Charter Please see below my responses to questions arising out of discussion of Article XII of the County Charter. I intend to be available for discussion on these matters during the December 14, 2018, meeting of the Charter Commission. 1. Section 12-1.6 requires that a person signing a recall petition include the last four digits of his or her social security number. Is this a requirement that can still be lawfully executed, or, has it been deemed a violation of privacy by a higher authority? If so, would you recommend that the Charter Commission remove this requirement, and perhaps replace with a different requirement to ensure identity? Voters are no longer required to provide a social security number when registering to vote. I would suggest removing requirement to include last four digits of social security number. All signers of a Recall petition would be verified using their first and last name. Therefore, if the commission would consider deleting part of Section 12-1.3 that states, signers of a recall petition shall print their name, which shall be reasonably similar to their name as it appears on the general county register for the County of Hawaii. I would suggest deleting the underlined section. 2. As provided in Section 12-1.7, how is a "majority of the electors qualified to vote on the question" defined? Comm. No. 10.1 Hawai'i County is an equal opportunity provider and employer.