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Murashige, Laura
From: Bett Bidleman [Bettbi@hawaiiantel.net]
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 8:09 AM
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To: Councilmember Ford'; 'Councilmember Higa'; 'Councilmember Hoffman'; 'Councilmen Ikea; irk
'Councilmember Jacobsen'; 'Councilmember Naeole'; 'Councilmember Pilago'; 'Coun mbe~
Yagong'; 'Councilmember Yoshimoto'; 'Public Testimony'
Cc: 2percent.forthelandfund@gmail.com 3
Subject: Please put 2% funding on November ballot
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Aloha County Council Members:
Please LET VOTERS DECIDE IN NOVEMBER about Article XI-Initiative and Referendum-
Bill 257, Draft 2
• Vote YESI! ON Bill 257, Draft 2 PUT THIS MEASURE ON THE BALLOT and let
citizens decide.
I SUPPORT this charter amendment. Some of the changes to ARTICLE XI are:
1.Has new guidelines for verifying signatures.
2. That the total of qualified signatures is 10% of the voters who voted in the last
Mayoral election.
3. The ballot question is written by the Petitioners committee.
4. The petition circulators need to sign a statement but not get the petitions notarized.
5. Defines when the measure becomes law.
b. The chronological order of the new amendment.
7. That a non-vote has no effect on the issue.
PLEASE PASS BILL 257 AND PUT IT ON THE BALLOT TO LET CITIZENS DECIDE in
November of 2008!
Gomm. No. /05-6. Z
Ref. 70: !tasseled uatu'/
Ref. Rote
4/7/2008 APR_ 9 Znni-
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Mahalo,
Bett Bidleman
13-1264 Malama 5t.
Pahoa, HI 96778
4/7/2008