Reactions to the questions presented a divided field, but not the way people may think. In fact it has finally given something for the mayors of Napier and Hastings to agree on.
"I think that is very plain and simple and it is not confusing," Napier Mayor Bill Dalton said in response to it. "I think it will give a clear response against amalgamation.
"At the end of the day it needs to be completely non-ambiguous and that's what it is."
Lawrence Yule, in agreement with Mr Dalton, said he thought the wording was fine.
"They have to describe the proposal, they have to describe the area it's covered," he said.
"They would have had this completely legally checked to make sure it's accurate and clearly describes what people are being asked to vote for and I think the wording that you described to me does do that."
Rebecca Turner, chairman of the pro-amalgamation group A Better Hawke's Bay said the question sounded fair to her.
"All I am looking forward to is for people to get out there and vote for this because that is the most essential thing," she added.
"To make sure that they are voting for something that can move this region forward."
However, there were other players who thought the question was quite simply, too simple.
Mike Butler, from the Hastings Against Amalgamation group, said he already told Mr Lampp that the question needed to specify that there was a single mayor, 18 councillors, 37 local board members, three advisory boards of appointees, with headquarters in Napier.
"That's the summary for the proposal," he said. "By just asking a question on whether you agree or disagree on a single council for Hawke's Bay (it) fails to deal with the complexity of the issues detailed in the final proposal," he said.
He said without people reading the final proposal, the debate itself had descended into one of superficiality, one that was focused around a single council with assumed benefits.
"(The question) should be more detailed," he said.
"The Electoral Commission really owed it to the voters of Hawke's Bay to put an accurate question in front of people and they haven't done that."
Central Hawkes Bay Mayor, Peter Butler, echoed Mr Butler's points in regards to a lack of detail concerning the change in governance structure.
He said while the question was very straight to the point, it should inform people about how it will be different to what Hawke's Bay has now.
"I think it is not quite telling the truth," he said.
"I would definitely like to see more detail. The question is not giving the facts."
Mr Lampp said the wording was consistent with previous amalgamation polls that have been held around the country over the years.
"So it is nothing unusual," he added.
