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CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: Section 1. Section 13-27 of the Hawaii County Charter is amended to read as follows: "Section 13-27. County Election. No person shall be a candidate for more than one elective office in the same election [, nor shall a candidate defeated in the primary election seek an elective office in the general election unless placed on said ballot as a substitute for a candidate who has expired, withdrawn or been disqualified]. If no person is elected to a county office, the county council shall appoint a person to fill such office. County elections shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state insofar as applicable. All county elective officers—mayor, _ council members, and prosecuting attorney-- shall be elected in nonpartisan special elections. Such special elections shall be held with the primary and general elections of the applicable year. �c1 First special election. The first special election shall be held with the regularly scheduled primary election. Any candidate for mayor, prosecuting attorney or council receiving a majority of all votes validly cast for candidates for that office, excluding blank and spoiled ballots, shall be deemed elected. If there is only one candidate for the office, that candidate shall be deemed elected regardless of the number of votes received. Second special election. The second special election shall be held with the regularly scheduled general election. Unless a candidate has been elected in the first special election the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office in question in the first special election shall be placed on the ballot for the second special election. At the second special election the candidate receiving_the highest number of votes for each respective office shall be deemed elected." Section 2. Section 3-2 of the Hawaii County Charter is amended to read as follows: "Section 3-2. Composition and Terms. There shall be a county co:aricil composed of nine members. One member shall be elected from each of nine districts. The terms of the council members shall be two years and shall begin at twelve o'clock meridian on the first Monday of December after their election. The terms of the council members shall not exceed four consecutive two year terms. Candidates shall be [nominated and] elected in accordance with the election laws of the state[.]. insofar as applicable."