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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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BILL NO. zsa
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 15, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO CAMPAIGN MAILING
RESTRICTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 15 of the Hawaii County Code, 1983 (2005 Edition, as
amended), is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:
"Section 2- Distribution of mass mailings prohibited during campaign.
No newsletters brochures legislative summaries, or other mass
mailings of material designed to support a candidate's nomination,
including electioneering communications as defined in section 11-
207 6 Hawaii Revised Statutes may be circulated at public expense,
b_y an incumbent council member within six months prior to a County
election or after anv member has filed nomination rapers whichever
comes first This exclude~ublic funds received by candidates from
the Hawaii election campaign fund pursuant to section 11-217,
Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Any violation of this section constitutes use of government funds for
campaign purposes and shall be subject to anv penalty. as authorized
by law including an administrative fine not to exceed $1,000, for each
violation as the ethics commission may determine."
SECTION 2. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 3: Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need
not be included.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
CO CIL M R, C TY OF HA AI`I
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
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