43 CFR §50.14
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The written narrative thoroughly describing the ratification referendum must include the following information:
- (a)A certification of the results of the ratification referendum including:
- (1)The date or dates of the ratification referendum;
- (2)The number of Native Hawaiians, regardless of whether they were HHCA Native Hawaiians, who cast a vote in favor of the governing document;
- (3)The total number of Native Hawaiians, regardless of whether they were HHCA Native Hawaiians, who cast a ballot in the ratification referendum;
- (4)The number of HHCA Native Hawaiians who cast a vote in favor of the governing document; and
- (5)The total number of HHCA Native Hawaiians who cast a ballot in the ratification referendum.
- (b)A description of how the Native Hawaiian community conducted the ratification referendum that demonstrates:
- (1)How and when the Native Hawaiian community made the full text of the proposed governing document (and a brief impartial description of that document) available to Native Hawaiians prior to the ratification referendum, through the Internet, the news media, and other means of communication;
- (2)How and when the Native Hawaiian community notified Native Hawaiians about how and when it would conduct the ratification referendum;
- (3)How the Native Hawaiian community accorded Native Hawaiians a reasonable opportunity to vote in the ratification referendum;
- (4)How the Native Hawaiian community prevented voters from casting more than one ballot in the ratification referendum; and
- (5)How the Native Hawaiian community ensured that the ratification referendum:
- (i)Was free and fair;
- (ii)Was held by secret ballot or equivalent voting procedures;
- (iii)Was open to all persons who were verified as satisfying the definition of a Native Hawaiian (consistent with § 50.12) and were 18 years of age or older, regardless of residency;
- (iv)Did not include in the vote tallies votes cast by persons who were not Native Hawaiians; and
- (v)Did not include in the vote tallies for HHCA Native Hawaiians votes cast by persons who were not HHCA Native Hawaiians.
- (c)A description of how the Native Hawaiian community verified whether a potential voter in the ratification referendum was a Native Hawaiian and whether that potential voter was also an HHCA Native Hawaiian, consistent with § 50.12.