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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 2sa
ORDINANCE NO. Q8 4~ (Draft 2)
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.
(a) 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,
an incumbent council member within six months prior to a County
election, or after anv member has filed nomination papers, whichever
comes first. This excludes public funds received by candidates from
the Hawaii election campaign fund, pursuant to section 11-217,
Hawaii Revised Statutes.
(bl Any violation of this section constitutes use of government funds for
campaign gumoses, 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 board of ethics 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 declazed 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 Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.
DUCED BY:
COUNCIL M~I B R, CO OF WAI`I
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: March 25, 2008
Date of 1st Reading: March 25, 2008
Date of 2nd Reading: April 9, 2008
Effective Date: April 21, 2008
FLF~iEhCF: Comm. 1059_1
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
Cotmty of Hawaii
Hilo Hawaii : ~
Introduced By: Pete Hoffmann L
Datelntroduced: March 25, 2008 2 A S NOES ABS EX
First Reading: March 25, 2008 Ford ,(~!',X
Published: April 4, 2008 Higa Vi`~ `
Hoffmann X
REMARKS: Ikeda X
Jacobson X
Naeole X
Pilago X
Yagong X
Yoshimoto X
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Second Reading: April 9, 2008
To Mayor: April 17, 2008 ROLL CALL VOTE
Returned: April 22, 2008 AYES NOES ABS EX
Effective: April 21, 2008 Ford X
Published: May 1, 2008 Higa X
Hoffmann X
REMARKS: Ikeda X
Jacobson X
Naeole X
Pilago X
Yagong X
Yoshimoto X
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1 DO HEREBYCERT/FYthat the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above. ~ r
APPROVED AS TO /
FORM AND LEGALITY:
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DEPUTY CORPORATION COUNSEL
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