Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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Referenda and Primary Election Materials
Part 50: Referenda Elections for Hawaii
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ICPSR Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Referenda and Primary Election Materials
Part 50: Referenda Elections for Hawaii
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REFERENDAAND PRIMARY ELECTION MATERIALS
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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research REFERENDA AND PRIMARY ELECTION MATERIALS (ICPSR 0006) COLLECTION CHANGES: Data for 1990 have been added to this collection, and SAS data definition statements (Parts 51-100) are now available for Parts 1-50. NOTE: Most of the information in this collection is available ONLY in typed and photocopied form. The exception is data from 1968 to 1990. ICPSR has converted all statewide referenda returns from 1968-1990 into machine-readable form. Included in this portion of the collection are the county vote breakdowns for approximately 4,241 referenda voted upon in primary and general elections throughout the United States. A typed hardcopy codebook accompanies each state file. The primary election data are NOT available in machine-readable form. It is possible to supply, on a cost basis, limited portions of the referenda and primary election returns in the form of photocopies. EXTENT OF COLLECTION: 50 data files + SAS data definition statements + SPSS data definition statements EXTENT OF PROCESSING: CONCHK.ICPSR/ UNDOCCHK.ICPSR/ MDATA.ICPSR DATA FORMAT: Logical Record Length with SAS and SPSS data definition statements Parts 1-50: Referenda Elections Parts 51-100: SAS Data for States . Definition Statements File Structure: rectangular Record Length: 80 Cases: 3 to 254 per part Variables: 13 to 1,251 per part Record Length: 85 to 7,919 per part Records Per Case: 1
NOTES ON HAWAII REFERENDA FILE ICPSR 0006
For a number of referenda, some counties will have missing data because the questions were not put statewide, but only in select counties. See, for example, variables 58 and 59 (a 1970 Proposition voted on only in Oahu county).
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State Hawaii
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Var. # ~pio& Code 82 2' County or State Name 3 Identification Number Unique numeric identification number assigned to each county or independent city within a state. The identification number for state- level records is 0000. This identification number, when used in conjunction with the ICPSR state code, uniquely identifies each unit of analysis in the data file.
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 149,200; No = 46.360
No. 1: Apportionment and Districting of legislature. Provides for the senatorial districts and representative districts and the number of members to be elected from each commencing at the 1970 general election (see next page) 4 Vote Yes (For) 5 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 152,962; No = 42,468
- No. 2: Provisions for Future Reapportionment. Establishes a commission to reapportion the number of legislators among and within basic island units on the registered voter basis every 8 years starting in 1973 and at such time to redis- (see next pane). 6 Vote Yes (For) 7 Vote No (Against) -2- Hawaii
Source: spf Votes Cast, General Election, Tuesday, November 5, 1968 State of Hawaii, supplied by Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Amendment No 1: (continued) (Constitutional Convention plan) until the next reapportionment; for the Convention plan to supersede the legislature's apportionment plan for the senate (S.B. No. 1102) if both are ratified; and for related changes. (Article XVI, Section I and new Section).
Amendment No.2: (continued) trict where necessary according to the criteria provided: provides for the commission to be constituted on or before March 1, 1969 if the Constitutional Convention plan is not approved by the voters; a chief election officer; two-year terms for senators elected in 1968; each of the proposed apportionment and districting amendments as may be ratified to supersede the legislature's apportionment plan for the senate (S.B. No. 1102) to the extent in conflict therewith if the latter is also ratified; removes old provisions on senate apportion- ment based on geography; and provides for related changes. (Article III, Sections 2 and 4; Article XVI, new Sections). ,
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State Hawaii
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Var. B Description. 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 _yes = 148.077; No = 47,451
No. 3 : Wnimum Representation for Basic Island Units. Provides. that anv basic island unit initially allocated less than a minimum of 2 senators and 3 representatives be allocated the number necessary to attain such minimums (see next paPe> 8 Vote Yes (For) 9 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes =.15.1,603; No = 43,927
0. 4: Invasions of Privacv. Guarantees additional protect= of the neonle avainst unreasonable invasions. of nrivacv. (Article I. Section 5).
10 Vote Yes (For) 11 Vote No (Against) -4- Hawaii
Source: Result --of Votes Cast, General Election, Tuesday, November 5, 1968 State of Hawaii, supplied by Office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.
Amendment No. 3 - continued: in which case each of such senators and repres- entatives shall have a fractional vote; provides, as a transitional provision, for augmentation of Kauai with one additional senator to attain minimum of 2 senators with fractional votes; and for related changes. (Article III, Section 4; Article XVI, new Section). -5-
State Hawaii
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Var. # Description. 1968 Referendum ~ttltronal. . Amendment General Yes = 5.682: No = 49,860
No. =I . Bail. Allows the court to dispense with bail if reasonably satisfied that the defendant or witness will appear when directed, except for a defendant charged with an offense punishable by life imprisonment. (Article I. Section 9). 12 Vote Yes (For) 13 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 152.113; No = 43,412
No. 6: Counsel for Indigents. Requires the State to provide counsel for an indigent defendant charged with an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than 60 days. (Article I. Section 11).
14 Vote Yes (For) 15 Vote No (Against) -6-
State Hawaii
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Var. I/ Description. 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 152,815; No = 42,721
No. 7: Payment for Certain Damages to Private Property. Guarantees just compensation for private property damaged as well as taken for public use. (Article I, Section 18).
16 Vote Yes (For) 17 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 96,283; No = 99,257
No. 8 : Eighteen Year-old vote. Lowers the minimum voting age from 20 years to 18 years. (Article II, Section 1).
18 Vote Yes (For) ' 19 Vote No (Against) -7-
State Hawaii
Var. # Description, 4 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 128,703; NO = 66,818
No. 9: Voting Rights of Felons. Restores the right to vote to felons upon their final discharge or earlier as provided by law. (Article II, Section 2).
20 Vote Yes (For) Vote No (Against) 21
1968Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 120,431; No = 75,106
No. 10: Eliminating the Literacy Requirement to Vote. Removes the requirement that citizens be able, except for physical disability, to speak, read, and write Hawaiian or English in order to vote. (Article II, Section 1).
22 Vote Yes (For) ' 23 Vote No (Against) -8-
State Hawaii
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Var. # Description, 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 147,254; No = 48,295
No. 11: Authorization for Presidential Preference Primary. Authorizes the legislature to provide for a presidential preference primary. (Article II. new Section).
24 Vote Yes (For) 25 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes =.1_11,302; No = 84,244
No. 12: Minimum Age of Legislators. Lowers the mini- mum age reauired for a persons to serve in the legislature from 30 years for a senator and 25 years for a represen- tative to the age of maioritv (which is now 20 vears as set bv the lepislature). (Article III, Section 7). 26 Vote Yes (For) 27 Vote No (Against) -9-
State Hawaii
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Var. # Description. 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 148,634; No = 46,861
No. 13: Legislative Sessions. Powers, Rights and Pro- . cedures. Establishes a cmsion on legislative
legislative salaries; provides for annual regular (see next page) 28 Vote Yes (For) 29 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes =.112,399; No = 83,138
No. 14: Legislative Compensation. Establishes legislators' salaries at $12,000 a year until changed by enactment following recommendation of the commission on legislative salaries. (Article XVI, Section 17).
30 Vote Yes (For) 31 Vote No (Against) Hawaii
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Source: Result --Aof Votes Cast General Election, Tuesday, November 5, 1968 State of Hawaii, supplied by the Office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.
Amendment No. 13, continued: general session of 60 working days commencing in January of each year; authority in the legislature to extend the session an additional 15 working days to recess and to convene in special session; a 24 hour period between distribution of the printed bill and its third or final reading; carry-over status of a bill from one general session to another within a two-year period of a State legislature; and for related changes. (Article III, Section 10, 11, 16 and 17). -11-
State Hawaii
REFERENDUM
Var. # Description. 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 133,501; No = 62,016
No. 15: Eligibility Requirements for Office of Governor; Compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor: Removal of Single Executives and Certain Other Officers; Resident Requirement and Exclusion. Changes eligibility require- (see next pape) 32 Vote Yes (For) 33 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election. November 5. 1968 Yes = 146,762; No = 48,762
No. 16: Judicial Administration, Term of Office and Compensation. Authorizes the chief justice of the sunreme court to reauest retired iustices to sit on the supreme court when needed; increases the terms of (see next page) 34 Vote Yes (For) 35 Vote No (Against) Hawaii -12-
Source: Result --of Votes Cast, General Election, Tuesday, November 5, 1968 State of Hawaii, iupplied by the Office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Amendment No. 15, continued: ments for the office of governor by reducing the minimum age from 35 years to 30 years and deleting the 20 years United States citizen requirement; establishes minimum compensation for the governor and lieutenant governor; provides for the removal of single executives by the governor without the advice and consent of the senate, except in the case of the chief legal officer of the State; the removal of certain other officers in a manner prescribed by law; required every officer appointed under Section 6 to be a citizen of the United States and reduces the residence requirement from at least 3 years to at least one year immediately preceding his appointment; excludes the president of the University of Hawaii from the residence requirement; and provides for related changes. (Article IV, Sections 1, 3 and 6).
Amendment No. 16, continued: office of justicesand judges to 10 years; provides minimum salaries for justices and judges at not less than presently provided by law; and changes the provision for removal of justices and judges. (Article V, Section 2, 3 and 4). -13-
State Hawaii
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Var. t Description. 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 141,042; No = 54,467
No. 17: State and County Debt Limits. Relates the State debt limit to general fund revenues instead of to real property values; increases both State and County debt limits; and provides for related changes. (Article VI, Section 3). 36 Vote Yes (For) 37 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 149,109; No = 46,429
No. 18: Two Year Budgeting and Appropriations. Provides that besinning July 1, 1971 State budgets and appropriations be on a biennial instead of annual basis, with annual review of appropriations; and for related changes. (Article VI, Sections 4 and 5; Article XVI, new Section). 38 Vote Yes (For) ' 39 Vote No (Against) -14-
State Hawaii
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Var. # Description. 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 154,658; No = 40,857
No. 19: Local Government; Charter; Effective Date. Authorizes each political subdivision to frame and adopt a charter for its own self-government within such limits and under such procedures as may be pre- (see next page) 40 Vote Yes (For) 41 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 132,968; No = 62,692
No. 20: Collective Bargaining for Public Employees. Allows public employees to engage in collective bargaining as provided by law. (Article XII, Section
42 Vote Yes (For) 43 Vote No (Against) -15- Hawaii
Source: Result --of Votes Cast, General Election, Tuesday, November 5, 1968 State of Hawaii, supplied by the Office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.
Amendment No. 19, continued: scribed by general law; provides that prescribed procedures shall not require approval of a charter by a legislative body; provides for superiority of certain charter provisions to statutory pro- visions, subject to the authority of the legislature to enact general laws allocating and reallocating powers and functions; and for related changes.
Transitional section provides for effective date of amendments which shall be on the first day of January after three full calendar years have elapsed following their ratification and shall apply to all county charters. (Article VII, Section 2; Article XVI, new Section.) -16-
State Hawaii
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Var. # Description. 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 153,949; No = 41,566
No. 21: Codes of Ethics and Disqualification for Dis- loyalty. Require codes of ethics for all appointed and elected officers and employees of the State or political subdivisions; and adopts new provision for (see next page) 44 Vote Yes (For) 45 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election. November 5. 1968 Yes = 153,599; NO = 41,925
No. 22: Revision and Amendments to the Constitution. Provides that, unless otherwise provided by the legislature, future Constitutional Conventions to have same powers and privileges as the convention of 1968; reduces the (see next page)- 46 Vote Yes (For) 47 Vote No (Against) -17- Hawaii
Source: Result --of Votes Cast, General Election, Tuesday, November 5, 1968 State of Hawaii, supplied by the Office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.
Amendment No. 21, continued: disqualification of any person from public employment for disloyalty. (Article XIV, Section 3 and new Section).
Amendment no. 22, continued: percentage of the total number of registered voters who voted in the majority at a special election from 35% to 30%; establish rules to resolve and avoid conflicting Constitutional revisions and amendments submitted to and approved by the electorate. (Article XV, Section 2 and new Section). -18-
State e . .
REFERENDUM
Var. I Description. 1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 153,967; No = 41,550
No. 23: Technical, Transitional, Style and Other Changes. Deletions and rewording of various sections of the Consti- tution where the subiect matters have been found to be no longer necessary or unconstitutional under the provisions (see next paEe) 48 Vote Yes (For) 49 Vote No (Against)
1968 Referendum Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1968 Yes = 111,,911; No = 59,661
Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Legislature. Shall the Amendments to Article III and Article XV of the Con- stitution relating to districting and apportionment as proposed by the 1967 Session of the Legislature be adopted?
50 Vote Yes (For) 51 Vote No (Against) Hawaii -19- Source: Result --of Votes Cast, General Election, Tuesday, November 5, 1968, State of Hawaii, supplied by the Office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.
dment No. 23, continued: of the Constitution of the United States; Style changes; and all changes not specifically mentioned which are incidental to and reasonably connected to the main purposes of the amendments proposed by the Constitutional Convention of the State of Hawaii of 1968. 20
state _ Hawaii
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Var. /I Description
1970 Referenda Proposition General Election, November 3, 1970 Yes = 70,587; No= 115,990 Proposition #l Method of Selecting Board of Education
52 Vote Yes (For) 53 Vote No (Against)
lq7n Referenda . . General Election, November 3, 1970 Yes = 76.711: No = 104.636 Proposition No. 2 Method of Selecting Superintendent
Vote Yes (For) 54 Vote No (Against) 55 21
state - Hawaii
REFERENDA
Var. H Description
1970 Referenda Proposition General Election, November 3, 1970 _- Yes = 95,265; No = 98,502 Proposition No. 3 Lowers Voting Age From 20 to 18
Vote Yes (For) 56 Vote No (Against) 57
1970 Referenda Proposition General Election, November 3. 1970 Yes = 109,137; No = 54,205 Proposition No. 4 Requires City Charter Review every 10 years
58 Vote Yes (For) 59 Vote No (Against) 22
REFERENDA
Var. /I Description
1977 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, Nov. 7, 1972. Yes = 207,123; No = 31,930 Amendment No. 1:
(1)SHALL TNE AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE HAWAII STATE CDNSTlTUTiON BE - MD?TEO TD GUARANTEE THAT THE STATE SMU NOT DENV OR ABRIDGE RtOHTS UNDER THE tAW ON ACCOUNT OF SE%, AND THE LEClSLATURE BE AUTHORIZED ~ TO ENFORCE THIS GUARAdTEE?
60 Vote Yes (For) 61 Vote No (Against)
1972 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1972 Yes = 162,594; No = 54,246 Amendment No. 2:
62 Vote Yes (For) 63 Vote No (Against) 23
State Hawaii
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Var. # Description
1972 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1972 Yes = 174,118; No = 66,135 Amendment No. 3:
(3)SHALL THE AMENDMENT TO SECTiON 1, ARTICLE II, Of THE: HAWAII STATE CON- STlTUTlM4. TO CHANGE THE A6E QUALJFE CATION FOR VOTING, BE AOOPTED?
64 Vote Yes (For) 65 Vote No (Against)
Referenda
Vote Yes (For) Vote No (Against) 24
State Hawaii
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Var. iri Description
1974 Referenda
Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 5, 1974 Yes =11,223; No = 12,257 Amendment No. 1. Shall the amendment to Section 17, Article III, of the constitution of the State of Hawaii. to exclude money appropriated to be expended by the judicial and legislative branches from the governor's item veto, be adopted?
66 Vote Yes (For) 67 Vote No (Against)
Referenda
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Vote Yes (For) Vote No (Against) 25
State Hawaii
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Var. U Description
1976 Referenda General Election November 2, 1976 Yes = 200,787; No = 69,623 CA# 1: Shall the amendment to article VIII, section 4, of the constitution of the state of Hawaii, which would change it to read, "The state shall have power to provide for or assist in housing slum clearance and the development or rehabilitation of substandard areas, and the exercise of such power is deemed to be for a public use and purpose.", be adopted?
68 Vote Yes (For) 69 Vote No (Against) 70 Total Votes 71 Vote Yes (Percent) 72 Vote No (Percent)
1976 Referenda General Election November 2, 1976 Yes = 199.831; No = 69.264 CAf 2: Shall there be a convention. to nrnpose a revision of or amendments to the COB. - -7
73 Vote Yes (For) 74 Vote No (Against) 75 Total Votes 76 Votes Yes (Percent) 77 Votes No (Percent) 26
State Hawaii
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Var. I' Description
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 168,910; 140 = &3,316 dollars, the right of trial by . uTe3ousiv ascert8~ncd by Iaw, jury shali he PITSCWC~. The kr of such other district to le&lature.r may provide for a which the prosecution may be verdict by not less than three- removed with the consent of fourths of the members of the the nccusc~l; to be informed of the nnturc and c&use of the accusation; to & confronted * SectIon f11.1 14. In l ll with t:le witilssses against criminal prosecutions, the l C- [him:] ths accused; to have ‘i’HI.41, BY JURY, CIVIL cused- shall enjoy the right to compulsory process for oh- CASES - a speedy and public trial[.l taking witnes~co in [his] the Section (10.) 13. In suits rt bv l n irrrp*rtial jury of the M~U,O~“J favor ; and to have common law where the value dfolrict wherei? the crime the assistance of counsel for is controvety rhall exc~cd shall hmve hecn committed, [his] the accused’s defense. [one hundred] OIW H~ou5and which district shall have been Jurie5, where ths crime chaqpd is sawfew, shall 78 Vote Yes (For) consist of twoiva person*. The State shall provide coun- 79 Vote No (Against) se) for an indigent defendant charged with an offense pun- 80 Total Votes ishalJe bv imprisonment [for 81 Vote Yes (Percent) _ more_ th*A sixty days.). 82 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 162,124; No = 90,102 visa the mombors of the *rond /ury rogordin@ mat- - 1, Ssction 1 1 )* ters brought before it. if adopted, this amend- fndopondont counsel shall - Imsnt stutar: I #WI salectcrd from among _- thaws per5on* ltcan5sd to - ARTICLE I . practice low by th* 5~ BILL OF RIGHTS , proma court of tha State - and shnll no? be o pubiic . GRAND JURY COUNSEL *mpla~e.~3ho *arm and - Section 11. Whe&var a emmponsrtion for- inde ‘orand iury is impansted, p*r?&wrt tuunsal ShOEi &r, - there shall IXB an inde- 0s provided by Iclw, e e pendent counsel appoin?ad _..a s 1 as prowldad by low to ad- 83 Vote Yes (For) 84 Vote No (Against) 85 Total Votes 86 Votes Yes (Percent) 87 Votes No (Percent) 27
State Hawaii
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Var. 9 Description
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978
_--.--Yes = 131,243;-...-I NO - 120,982 stotm intorest. Tho Iqisla- PRIVACY. mr* &ml1 take affirmative (Article I, Suction 43) 1 staps to imptomant thlr ri&t. . . .
Sodom 6. tha right ef” - ?ho pooplo to privoey is +wy)nlarod and shall not iwe, isdrirrgod without the . rhouiag of a cornpolling’ 88 Vote Yes (For) 89 Vote No (Against) 90 Total Votes 91 Vote Yes (Percent) 92 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment . Gene=1 EJectIon, Noveylber 7. 1978 - - . YPSt m bL= 91 $07 scribe the method of voting ei OPtN PRIMARY ELICd all elections. Secrecy of voting ! shall be preserved[.]; pro- I.41 -_ -1 vid4 thGt no porwn ihall k required ‘to doclara a If adopted, this am.& party preference or non- ment sto ha3: partisanship as a condition ARTICLE II of voting in any primary ,SU=FR+CE XhD . . or Jpeciolf primary eloc- ELECTIONS tion. Secrecy of voting and ‘REC~STHATIOS [,I; choice of politico1 party af- VOTING filiotion or nonpartisani Section 4. The Itgislature ahip still bm proswvmd. sinail provide for the rcgistra- tion of voters ardd for abse* tee votinp[;] and shall pre- 93 Vote Yes (For) 94 Vote No (Against) 95 Total Votes 96 Votes Yes (Percent) 97 Votes No (Percent) 28
State Hawaii
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Var. 4 Description
1978 Referenda Cosntitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978
Yes = 148,542; No = 103,684 .a
If adap,ted,rhis fic& if tha term af the of- omsndment statf+s: fico sought bains bfore ARTICLE II rho and of the tom of the .- --SUFFHACE A3D ~ Offb hrld. ELECTlONS RESIGNATION FROM PUB- LIC OFFICE ’ a-
98 Vote Yes (For) 99 Vote No (Against) 100 Total Votes 101 Vote Yes (Percent) 102 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda . Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = -&45,91Qr, ~o-,=JOS.3.l6 l set H spending limit fbr 811 candid&e*.
this amcnd- l reqtiircs primary e!ec- provides that the tion to precede general Itgislature shall: election by 45 or more 0 create a campaign _ dJd,S. fund to pay part of tiie cost of state and lacrl Hitic campaigns for public office. 103 Vote Yes (For) 104 Vote No (Against) 104 Total Votes 106 Votes Yes (Percent) 107 Votes No (Percent) 29
State Hawaii
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Var. 4 Description
1978 Referenda
Conatitutional Amendment General Election. November 7, 1978 ,
LEGliiATIYE l opens to the public all Jegislatrve salrrrles FUNCTIONS AND l ttOCE: . decision making mect- which will go into ef- 1 -DURES; SALARY COM- ings of legislative com- the fol!owing MtSStON (A~cIo 111, See- feet for mittees. . unless the tions 9, J2 and 15; .Article Jtgislattlre l increases thp waiting &rnor or the legisla- period required be- S\*JIJ. sw:tir,Tl 2. Article _. tween the tirrte when the printed bill is dis- If actnl,zrd, this amcnd- ret a dearlline for aJI tributed BINS its third tncnt bills to be introduced or final reading from 8 requires the appoint- and ~130 requires a re- 2-J hours to -48 huur~. ment of 8 ,IegisJative cess crfter the de&Jim l ataggers tJlr te)-,ns of saJ8ry commission on. of not less than 5 days office for senators Sowember 30, 1978, between the 20th and starting from the 1978 and every 8 years 40th session day. general election so that about half of the sena- 108 Vote Yes (For) tars will be elected at each general eicction. 109 Vote No (Against) 110 Total Votes 111 Vote Yes (Percent) 112 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7. 1978
Yes = 169,136; No = 83,090
ment: e incretlses the time be- tweerr the changing ol to aJw reapportion the boundarie% for voting united $jtatps Cotiires- area from 8 to JO -*ionPI dirtrictr. years beginning in 1981. o allows the commission 30 more days (from
113 Vote Yes (For) 114 Vote No (Against) 115 Total Votes 116 Votes Yes (Percent) 117 Votes No (Percent) 30
State Hawaii
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Var. 4 Description
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 171,518; No = 80,708
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If adopted, this amend- ment: * limits the governnr and lieutenant governor to two terms in a row beginning this year. i l puts units with simil8r . purposes and functionr in the same executive d-cpartment. 118 Vote Yes (For) 119 Vote No (Against) . 120 Total Votes 121 Vote Yes (Percent) 122 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, Nave
mission. governor and ap- ment: . ‘0 requires judges to be proved by the senate. * creates an intermedi- State of Hewaii resi- ,_ .., i,,: ?!iSil WI dente of at least five ’ . -’ ate court of appewlr. ,,,.l-tl3’ Lho are picked and makes -district years and citizenr of by the .chicf jurticc of courts a constiWtionaS the State and the rather than legislative United States who are “a&8l aprqny yrt* “:. D.&~;v -Xthi’?suprcmi creation. liceneed 8ttorneyS. - ’ court ‘more ~pOWe~s. . to 123 Vote Yes (For) i+i&pline judged aW.! Starts l ‘judicial disci- 124 Vote No (Against) 125 Total Votes 126 Votes Yes (Percent) 127 Votes No (Percent) 31 State Hawaii
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Var. # Description
1~78 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election. November 7. 1978 Yes = 168,508; No = 83,718 . 0 gIves’tfbxpyer3 a rt- .O requires the State- to fund or‘ credit share in the cost of ; whenever thz general any new programs or fund halance is more increased services 1 than five percent. of which the legiilaturc general fuutl revenues requires that counlies Cf u&pted, this amend-. . for two years in a provide. . #WPtit:’ - c*Y- * limits Strrtr gerirrat 1) prahibits- -- - dcf icit fun4 +cn&ng the t9 spending unless the ’ cRtim3ted rate of governor says t,hrt - growth OF the State*, tha prrblic health, Pa:i>lltblllY AW! 3ptAir-5 : arfetv-. or welfare ir the limit CO the gowr- threaicned. -- . nor’* blJdg:zt and . 128 ^ tions. Vote Yes (For) 129 Vote No (Against) 130 Total Votes 131 Vote Yes (Percent) 132 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election November 7 1978
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twentv-five years. If crdopbd, this m-rid-. ere(lhes certain . mmnt: ’ b&s from the State l limits the principal and county debt and interest on State * limits. debt to a +centage‘ ._ - 5 of @netal f uiad reve-’ 0 blutotihutivall) c;tiI(‘cI~ nues. al’vr,byriotirrtio,\s fi- nwnced by general oh- l keeps the legislature ‘: : from approvinp more ..;I ligation bonds or bonds than are al-” @encral funds if not lowed under the debt urrdcr contract or limit. 133 Vote Yes (For) 134 Vote No (Against) 135 Total Votes 136 Votes Yes (Percent) 137 Votes No (Percent) 32
State Hawaii
REFERENDA
Var. 4 Description
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 163,709;_ No = 88,517
1. house of%the leginla- if adap+ad, this omond- nue bonds for maku- factrrring. mont: _- - _ prwessiug l allow% the Iegislature, or’in-du3friaI enter- by a two-thirds vale of pri3es. Lt ilit ies serving ~ each house. to pass the gcnerai public, enabling legislation to health care facilities’ authorize issuance‘ of provided to the puht’ic 3pecial purpose reve; by non-profit cc)rt)ora. nut bond3 if the is*u- tion,, n tarI IOH and s ancc of such bonds is to authwize the wun- 138 Vote Yes (For) tiea to iesue such bonds hut requires a 139 Vote No (Against) two-thirds vote of the 140 Total Votes county council before 141 Vote Yes (Percent) 1 ~~S;~h~~~~~* “lay be ir- ’ 142 @ excludes s&w bonds Vote No (Percent) . f.rom the St;rtc 9r . counl~. .. cbh lin;ita. 1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 175,110; No = 77,116
If adopted, this amend- monk . . ’ l estot,lishe+ a council on revenues ta; pre- pat-c State revenue eslimales and rc- quires the pvernor . _ wnil le~islaturt to’433n. sitlcr quch estirnatt-5 143 Vote Yes (For) 144 Vote No (Against) 145 Total Votes 146 Votes Yes (Percent) 147 Votes No (Percent) 33
State Hawaii
REFERENDA
Var. d Description
1978 Referenda
Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 . = I Yes = 170.815.4 NO . I TAX i4EVIEW A&# TAX CONFORMANCE. a crtablishes 6 tax rc- qis VII, Sactionr 1 an* view tommirsion to ivaluate the Slate’s -3) . tax ,otructure and‘ reconmwtd rpvenue If mhpsd, this amend- ant! tuk policy. mentt l allows the legklaturc to conform all or any portion of the State income tax laws to the federal income tar. Iqw.
148 Vote Yes (For) 149 Vote No (Against) 150 Total Votes 151 Vote Yes (Percent) 152 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 130,963; No -= 121,263
If adopted, this amund- l 33tding re a I proper- altered for a period menf: ty by +&m-t of a’ of tltvcn years, ex- l grant* the cotintier majority of the couw cept that increases the exclusi+c power to ties or, in the ahstnce - for either #nay .be esrrci5e al! functions. of ouch agreenlent, by _ granled by qy-cement powers end rlutiea general law + ad (3). of a majority of the relating to the taxa. for dtciicationb of counties. . .tion of real property.
153 Vote Yes (For) 154 Vote No (Against) 155 Total Votes 156 Votes Yes (Percent) 157 Votes No (Percent) 34
State Hawaii
REFERENDA
Var. 4p Description
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 i Yes = 173,839; No = 70.387 deletes tI4e power to cunjerv+ etkd develop naturcrl beauty which is Ahiftcd to. Article on - Con.;ierv*tionz and Dtvelopnlent Of~RB H rdaptrd, *his amand- . sources. . m*nF l ruthorizce~ the State - 0 allows flexibitity in - ~ . .. to yrovide for .( 1) programs for- care of .’ . * pubfic:safety, (2) se-. - hbcntlicwppd . * curitj of the elderly. 0 give9 the legislature (3) :prearrvation 414 - power to establish cuhurrl re~oufccs, eligibility stlrndards and (4) promotion of - for public assistance. a healthful environ- . uwnt: 158 Vote Yes (For) 159 Vote No (Against) 160 Total Votes 161 Vote Yes (Percent) 162 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amdndment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 167.450; No = 84.776
mint: .
-. . : count? may plnn and . tirnage their growth _ it*& more r~stricLiv?- maninei than tht - State. 163 Vote Yes (For) 164 Vote No (Against) 165 Total Votes 166 Votes Yes (Percent) 167 Votes No (Percent) 35
State Hawaii
REFERENDA
Var. # Description
1978 Referenda
Constitutional Amendment General Election. November 7, 1978 Yes = 177,549; No = 74,677_ 0 provides that the board of. edueation ’ h*s jurisdiction, sub- ject to general laws. 0 vcr the .intern81 rchool board district I organization and ‘If adopted, this amend- will consist of several m#nwgernent of the NW0nt: \ departmental seheol public school sysrrcn. . . * beginning with the dirtricts. 1980 genera) clec- @ provides that at hot tione. members of the one member of the board of c*ducatio.n board of education will be elected in a liwe in each dcpnrt- nonpsrtisun manner mental school diltrkt. from two 168 Vote Yes (For) 169 Vote No (Against) 170 Total Votes 171 Vote Yes (Percent) 172 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda
General ElPrtinn- Nnv~&r 7- 1978 Yes = 160,937; No = 91,289
- It adop*ed,thlr amen& ’ Hawaiian cd uca tion monh ~9’ program. . . l prohibits discrimi- nation in pubb - education-ml institu- tions on the bm,is of
173 Vote Yes (For) 174 Vote No (Against) 175 Total Votes 176 Votes Yes (Percent) 177 Votes No (Percent) 36
State Hawaii
REFERENDA
Var. # Description
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 175,201; No = 77,025
8f ade+aoed, this ammnd- m*nt: l ciarifics the board of. regents’ exclusive jurisdiction, subject to statewide laws. oscr tht internal org8nitotiun end rrl*nagcrnent of the .- L’nivcrlrity-. of Hawaii. 178 Vote Yes (For) 179 Vote No (Against) 180 Total Votes 181 Vote Yes (Percent) 182 Vote No (Percent)
1~78 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 171,054; No = 81,172 eentro! and regukta the strtaa*on o~vlronm*ntr; us* of Hawaii’3 water I* establish crltark, for wetor seurces +or tha ben< - 09 vsw prioriti*r whib *8sur-, Its pamp).. 4-9 appurtenant right, The leg)tsluture .hulD pre- and exwisting corrdcrtivm THE AMENDMES’j wide for a watw re348uree8 and riparion us.* rnd STATES: a,gency which, OS prev/d4 l stabllrh p-duror f*+ by DQW, shall set ovmm#t rugulatins al 1 us*3 of Ho- . ARTICLi XI wotar conrorvcation, qurb ~rii*~ ~44kr r*staurcos. _ COSSERVATION, COBWtO~ Dty and 010 poM*3; d+#i)nr, - ~-- - ASD DEVELOPMENT knefirbl and rsaionab#e OF RESqURCES . uses; pratoct r)round m,nd- surface waster rosourc,g, WATER RESOURCES watwshmh and no*u&i Soc?fon 7. Thm Stat* hrs an oM#gution to’ pretoct, 183 Vote Yes (For) 184 Vote No (Against) 185 Total Votes 186 Votes Yes (Percent) 187 Votes No (Percent) 37
State Hawaii
REFERENDA
Var. # Description
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7. 1978 Yes = 156,153; No = 96,073
requires the State to gives each person the promott the develop right to a clean and mcnt and use of these htalthful environment resource9 if it is con- which will be defined -p-- ---. sistent wilh constrv- by iaw. If adopted, this rrmsvd- in6 .these resourcer a gives each person the’ manh and promoting the ’ right to sue to rnforct * requires the State atlf-9ufficicacy of fhe this right but the and countits to con- State.’ ltgislaturt may limit serve and protect the requires the State to rud regulate this rlPtUtf81 beeuly and hold all public natu- right in a reasonable natural resource4 of ral resources in trusi -manner. Hawaii. for the benefit of tkit people of ?fHw*ii.
188 Vote Yes (For) 189 Vote No (Against) 190 Total Votes 191 Vote Yes (Percent) 192 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 172,236; No = 79,990 -1 and criteria set by the legislature art met and approved by a two-thirds vote of 1 A.1 requires the State. MB - the governmtnlal , identify which l gricul- A.- b4y which* is to ap- tf adopted, this am.& turlrl land* ere need- prow changts in the ment: td to promote the I* use of the land. 0, requires tht State to ture of apricnlturc. ’ permits the Stale to conserve and protect requires thltt land* l cq uire inttrtsto in . apricuJtura1 I a nd~. identified as impor- real property in promolt diverbifitd tant for Hpricuilutt order to control . agricukwe. incrtrae shall not be used for development and land agriculWral aelf-suffi- any other Imrpose un- ue; dee8n5 exercise of citncy, and l 33ure less certain standards such powtr to bt for a public wst and pur- 193 Vote Yes (For) -&pose. 194 Vote No (Against) 195 Total Votes 196 Votes Yes (Percent) 197 Votes No (Percent) 38
State Hawaii
REFERFXDA
Var. # Description
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yea = 17.8.296: No = 73.930 t -. [SEA FlSHERlESJ . . - _---. --. ----I '. .- .-\I! fi3hrsrrer iia the *~)a CONTROL OF MARINE” MARINE RESOURCES wnter9 of the Stwtt not i* RESOURCES. (Artisls St&on 13.1 6. The Stute eluded in any fish ponti Sk41 have the power to ;“ [or)ar\ificiat enclosure or _- ma-se and controt tha 1‘ sta?e-Ikonsad markulture mawIn& soabod and other THE’. ,AMENDMENT ynmtion Jhall he free to the vesourcm tocatad with&n ., - ST.\TES: . public, euhjcct to vested )he boundario,r of I.. the rights and the’ r$:ht of the State, iachJJsn~ the ur- . . ‘& ARTICLE xi State to regulate the snme[.Jt ehlplagtc waters of thm : COSSERVATIOS, CONTROL (wovfdad that moriculturo Stute, ond reserves to b optP,ionr rAcsl1 ba 4Ihab AND DEVELOPME>T OF self adI such +L~Rts out%/& - RESOCRCES t/shed under guidelipos stat. boundorlos nmt onocted by tha laglslaturo, sperIfiro8ly Ilmltod Ly which shall protmct the f edeirl or /nIarnotiomI publJc’s use and enloy- low. ment of the reefs. The 198 Vote Yes (For) $t&m may condsmn such 199 Vote No (Against) . vmstd rSgh?s for publlc us*. I 200 Total Votes 201 Vote Yes (Percent) 202 Vote No (Percent)
1 q 7 8 Referenda Constitutional Amendnient General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 164,366; No = 87,860
NUCLEAII:ENEROY - Section a. No nucl~r fEs- 8ierr power plant sh4 be - eomtructed or radioactive materiol dispo-d of in the - Stute without tb4 pr‘lror mp- proved by tl two-thirds - vote On atich house of the ARTICLE IX f8glslnturs-’ - COSSERY.L\TIOS, CO?+!_tROl - . ASD DEVELOXWENT OF - RESOKRCES
203 Vote Yes (For) 204 Vote No (Against) 205 Total Votes 206 Votes Yes (Percent) 207 Votes No (Percent) 39
State Hawaii
REFEREXIIA
Var. 41 Description
___--1978 --.-. Refereda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 129,089; No = 123,137
f!!iEr~~g~g~zj ___.
If odopted, 9his ~~rnand- men): _--._ . a set6 forth the trust -. corpus and benefici- -- arks oE the Admission Act. . . 0 establishes an Off ice of Hawaiian Affairs with PII elected board of trusttea and pro- vides for an effective . 4- date. 208 Vote Yes (For) 209 Vote No (Against) 210 Total Votes
211 d Vote Yes (Percent) 212 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda
If adop?md, this amlrnd- ment: * requires the Iegisla- ture to -fund the De- pmrtment of Hawaiian Home Lands. 213 Vote Yes (For) 214 Vote No (Against) 215 Total Votes 216 Votes Yes (Percent) 217 Votes No (Percent) 40
State Hawaii
REFEREKI)A
Var. 4t Description
---1978 -.---- Referenda ConstitutZonal Amendment General Electidn, November 7, 1978 Yes =140.,061; No = 12,165
possessed by ahupua’a THIS - .-\.\lESDMEYT tonants who are dascand- -- _ ST.ATES: ants of ncrtiv* Hawaiians AlITIC1.E Sli who inhubitad the HowaG - 11 -i’~~‘-\ll AS .\FF.AIRS krn Islands prior ?o 1778, subject to the riaht of th. --- TRADITIONAL AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS staie to, rogulato such .--- rtghts. _ Section 8. The State ’ \ - - - I ‘- * % :” _ ’ reaffirms and shail protect /-- - -,_ _
218 Vote Yes (For) 219 Vote No (Against) 220 Total Votes 221 Vote Yes (Percent) 222 Vote Pi0 (Percent)
1978 Referenda . Cnnntltnt io nal Amendmen_t General Election, Nnv&~r 7- 1978 Yes = 179.961; No = 72,265
I# adopted, this ornan& registration.w man): 0 requires candidates _ 0 extendr et hits codes for political office to . to constitutionnl con- file finvnciai disclo- \ elation delepates and sures. .------ul_m eJ~lp~o~t?es. l provides th.at ethics codes must require provisionS for finan- crd disclosure. 223 Vote Yes (For) 224 Vote No (Against) 225 Total Votes 226 Votes Yes (Percent) 227 Votes No (Percent) 41
State Hawaii
FtEIFEREh'DA
Var. /I Description
1978 __-_ - -- Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 175,844; No = 76,382
89 adopt-d, this amend- 8WOM: 0 revises tltc Prcarnblc. 0 stfirlne that the State’s bountlurio in- clude the waters - arountl all the State’s islands.
228 Vote Yes (For) 229 vote No (Against) 230 Total Votes 231 , Vote Yes (Percent) 232 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 148,107; No = 104.119
- -
- pwson claiminfj octumi, - THE * AIVENDMEST continuous, hostile, oxclol ST.ATES: - dvm,. opmn and notorious - pes8ession of such lands, ARTICLE NV1 - l xcrpt to rsol property *f - <;ESER.%L ASD - five acres or toss. Such MISCELL.~SEOUS - claim may bm assrrted in . _. PROVISiONS _ _ .__ - -- good faith by any person - , not more than once In twlanty years. 233 Vote Yes (For) 234 Vote No (Against) 235 Total Votes 236 Votes Yes (Percent) 237 Votes No (Percent) 42
Hawaii State --
REFEFZh'DA
Var. Q Description
1978 _ _- -_-- - -- Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978
- Yes = 178,632; No = 73,594
&i&9 XVII, Saction 2) when voters must & t ’ asked if they want to of adopted, this amrnd- have another constitu- men): . tional convention. 0 would keep person@ 0 lets rhe next constitu- ~ol~b-icted (nut just ac- - tional convention ,pused) of subversive start a month earlier activities from hold- ’ giving them 5 months ;ng public office. before the general _-election instead of 3.
238 Vote Yes (For) 239 Vote No (Against) 240 Tot4 Votes 241 Vote Yes (Percent) 242 Vote No (Percent)
1978 Referenda Constitutional Amendment General Election, November 7, 1978 Yes = 175,032; No = 77,g194 replaces words which TECHNICAt AND STY& sound like they apply CHANGES to only men or women bY words If adopted, this amand- which apply to evcry- merat: one. 0 changes the -constit& l makes small changes tion’where the subject which are related to may now be unconsti- the main pui-poses of tutional or unnece* the other amend- oary under the Con- l titution of the United, 1 State*. L . c’ l changes style and lan- guage. ._. 243 Vote Yes (For) . 244 Vote No (Against) 245 Total Votes 246 Votes Yes (Percent) 247 Votes No (Percent) 43 State Hawaii
BALLOT PROPOSALS
Var. # Description
1980 Ballot Proposals
Senate Bill No. s78 of the Tenth legislature. Regular Session of 1979, proposes that Article XVII. Section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaiibe amendedto require that, for ratika- tion of amendmentsat a general election,each amendment must receive a majority of all the votes tallied on the question equal to at least fifty
sed by said Senate
248 Vote Yes (For) 249 Vote No (Against) 250 Total Votes 251 Vote Yes (percent) 252 Vote No (percent)
State Hawaii
BALLOT PROPOSALS
Var. # Description
1980 Ballot Proposals
Constitutional Amendment General El~ctlon. -- NnvemJxr 4th. &.%O = 093 = 687 Senate Bill No. 1703-80 of the Tenth Legislature, Regular Session of 1980, proposes that Article XVII, Section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to require: -that each proposed amendment to the Constit- ution of the State of Hawaii be submitted to the voters in the form of a question embracing a -1~ nubit- -that en& rnl~whav~. w ces to mar "yes" or "no", -tzcflllltPu+nf= he available
253 Vote Yes (For) 254 Vote No (Against) 255 Total Votes 256 Vote Yes (percent) 257 Vote No (percent) for public inspection prior to the elction and at each polling place on elec tion day, -that a program of voter education concerning each proposed amend ment be conducted and, -that, for ratification of amendments at a general election, each amendment must receive a majority of all the votes tallied on the question equal to at least fifty percent of the total vote cast at the election. Shall the amendment proposed by said Senate Bill No. 1703-80 be adopted? 44 State Hawaii
BALLOT PROPOSALS
Var. # Description
1980 Ballot Proposals
YPS 151 RhR Nn Q7yVQ - Senate Bill io. 197340 of the Tinth istature, Regular Session of 1980, proposes that?f Me 111, Section 10, of the thnstitutiar of the State of Hawaii be amended to rmit the Senate to an- vene itself into a speciap” session at the written re- quest of Wthirds of the members of the Senate for the purpose of considering any nomination to filiiliuddl vacancy as provided by Section 3 of . Shall the amendment proposed by said Senate Bill No. 1973-80 be adopted? 258 Vote Yes (For) 259 Vote No (Against) 260 Total Votes 261 Vote Yes (percent) 262 Vote No (percent)
State
BALLOT PROPOSALS
Var. # Description
Ballot Proposals
Vote Yes (For) Vote No (Against) Total Votes Vote Yes (percent) Vote No (percent) 45 State HAWAII
BALLOT PROPOSALS
Var. # Description
1982 Ballot Proposals Hane Biil No. 150 of the Seventh LegMature. Regular Sessmn of 1981. prows= that Art@ I, Sm 10 of the Ccnstitut~on of the State r General Election, November 2, 1982 Hawai be amended to allow a person to k he to answer for a qitat or othekse intamo Yes = 191,798 No = 95.216 ame uocm a finding of probable cause after a p linwnary heanng is held as prowoed by law. T) ~ruuosed ~rocedurr would be an altematrve to t present pmcdurernxtvmg a presentmmt or dictment of a grand jury.
! Shall tlte amndmt pmoosed ty said House 8’ 1 No. 150 k adoDted?
263 264 Vote Yes (For) 265 Vote No (Against) 266 Total Votes 267 Vote Yes (percent) Vote No (percent)
State
BALLOT PROPOSALS
Var. # Description
Ballot Proposals
General Election, November 2, 1982 Hanc Bii Na 238 of the O&h Leqi~atwc Yes = 152,154 No = 126,110 Regular Sessrcm of 1981. omwses Mat Amde III. Sect& 9 of the Constitutxxi of ttte State of Hawaii be ammkd to prude that the satanes recawd by the membcrtof the iegslatun *alI be payabie in such innaIlments and at sucil tunes as prmded by hw.
Shall the amendment msed by said House Bill No. 238 be aaocoted? I
268 Vote Yes (For) 269 Vote No (Against) 270 Total Votes 271 Vote Yes (percent) 272 Vote No (percent) 46 State HAWAII BALLOT PROPOSALS Var # Description 1984 Ballot Proposals Const. Amendment 1 General Election: November 6, 1984 Yes = 138,069 No = 162,042
c Twelfth Legislature, Regular Sesszn of 1983, proposes that Article VII. Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to eliminate the requirement that excess revenue be refunded to taxpayers if the general fund balance at the close of each two successive fiscal years exceeds five percent of general fund revenues for each of the two
273 Vote Yes (For) 274 Vote No (Against) 275 Total Votes ,276 Vote Yes (percent) 277 Vote No (percent)
Var # Description Ballot Proposals Const. Amendment 2 General Election: november 6, 1984 Yes = 177,060 No = 115,704
House Bill No. 1947 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1984, proposes that Article Ill, Section 12 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to allow the legislature to establish the deadline for introducing bills to be considered at any time during the session, b) eliminating the current requirement that th deadline be no sooner than the twentieth day i the session and before the mandatory legislati
278 Vote Yes (For) 279 Vote No (Against) 280’ Total Votes 281 Vote Yes (percent) 282 Vote No (percent) 47 State HAWAII BALLOT PROPOSALS Var # Description 1984 Ballot Proposals Const. Amendment 3 General Election: November 6, 1984 Yes = 185,231 No = 101,719
Senate Bill No. 2072 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1984, proposes that Article Ill, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to allow the legislature to set the method (but not the amount) by which its members will be paid. The legislature has passed a bill to provide for payment in equal monthly installments, with no increase in pay.
283 Vote Yes (For) 284 Vote No (Against) 285 Total Votes 286 Vote Yes (percent) 287 Vote No (percent)
Var # Description Ballot Proposals
Const. Amendment 4 General Election: November 6, 1984 vnc = 173.623 = 5,591
House Bill No. 1948 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1984, proposes that Article Ill, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, which now requires the legislature to recess each regular session for not less than five days at one time during the period between the twentieth and fortieth days of the session, be amended to remove the requirement that the recess of at least five days be taken consecutive- ly or all at one time, and allow the recess to be taken any time during the session after the dead. line for introducing bills. A concurrent resole tion setting the dates of the mandatory recess must be adopted by the majority vote of the members of each house of the legislature. 288 Vote Yes (For) 289 Vote No (Against) 290 Total Votes 291 Vote Yes (percent) 292 Vote No (percent) 48 State m
BALLOT PROPOSALS
Var. # Description 148h_ Ballot Proposals Constitutional Amendment C General Election: November 4, 1986 Yes = 197386 No = 119375
To provide additional judges for temporary setvtce when needed by the courts, shall the chief justrce of the Hawari supreme court be permltted to ap- pomt retired judges from the Intermediate appel- late court, the circurt courts. dlstrlct courts and district famfly courts to serve temporarily on the intermedrate appellate court, any clrcult court, any district court and any district family court, respectively? I
293 Vote Yes (For) 294 Vote No (Against) 295 Total Votes 296 - Vote Yes (percent) 297 Vote No (percent)
State HAWAII
BALLOT PROPOSALS
Var. # Description
I~86 Ballot Proposals Constitutiojal Amendment D General Election: November 4, 1986 Yes = 13/236 No = 173977
Shall there be a convention to propose a revision of or amendments to the Constitution?
298 Vote Yes (For) 299 Vote No (Against) 300 Total Votes 301 Vote Yes (percent) 302 Vote No (percent) State HAWAII
BALLOT PROPOSALS - 1988
Variable # Description
303 Vote Yes (For) Constitutional Amendment, General 304 Vote No (Against) 30s Total Votes Election: November 8, 1988. 306 Vote Yes (percent) 307 Vote No (percent) YES = 212,235 NO = 102,246
. Shell the constltutlonal II ht to a Jury trial in civil cases, now limlte 8 to those cases where the value in controversy exceeds $1,000, be amended to preserve that right in dvil cases where the value In contro- versy exceeds $S,OOO?
- __--.. - Nobl+
Variable # Description
308 Vote Yes (For) Constitutional Amendment, General 309 Vote No (Against) 310 Total Votes Election: November 8, 1988. 311 Vote Yes (percent) 312 Vote No (percent) YES = 170,026 NO = 156,594
Shall the quallflcatlons for votln ‘in the State of Hawaii be changed to ellm 3nate the one-year residency requirement which has been found unconstitutional by the Unlted States Supreme Court? State HAWAII
BALLOT PROPOSALS- 1988
Variable # Description
313 Vote Yes (For) Constitutional Amendment, General 314 Vote No (Against) 315 Total Votes Election: November 8, 1988. 316 Vote Yes (percent) 317 Vote No (percent) YES = 198,301 NO = 108,515
Shall a candidate for a seat In the lagis- taturn who Is unopposed after the primary electton be deemed elected to that seat at the primary election with the term of offlce of the member elected at a prlmary election boglnnlng on the date of the general oiec- t&m, and shall the language spedfying the method by which senators elected after reepportlonmant are assigned to two- or four-year terms when n rtlonment es- Wfshes multimember T lstrlcts be con- formed to such an electton method?
Variable # Description
318 Vote Yes (For) Constitutional Amendment, General 319 Vote No (Against) 321320 VoteTotal YesVotes (percent) Election: November 8, 1988.
322 Vote No (percent) YES = 251,822 NO = 55,689
4 Shall the State of Hawail assert and re- -.-i:%$;::.:.-. : economicSBNO its rightszone andfor theInterest purpose in its ofexdusiveexplor- $2: Ing, exploltlng, conserving and managing $$$ natural resotirces, both living and nonllving, :::;;:i~i:of the seabed and subsoll, and super- ;ji;$ijjiiadjacent waters? ;~:~~l)j;~~ :::::::‘:::‘j .,:::j::.yj...... State HAWAII
BALLOT PROPOSALS - 1988
Variable # Description
323 Vote Yes (For) Constitutional Amendment, General 324 Vote No (Against) 325 Total Votes Election: November 8, 1988. 326 Vote Yes (percent) 327 Vote No (percent) YES = 164,407 NO = 156,681
age ~llflcatlon for voting In the changed to include not who shall have attained the age years on or before the date of ectlon, but also those who shall have eighteen years on or 31 of the year in which
Variable Y Description
328 Vote Yes (For) Constitutional Amendment, General 329 Vote No (Against) 330 Total Votes Election: November 8, 1988. 331 Vote Yes (percent) 332 Vote No (percent) YES = 212,174 NO = 103,961
6 Shall there be one rbllc-hlgh student se- lected by the Hawai State Student Coundl to serve w a non-votfng member on the board of &uaaoni) State HAWAII
BALLOT PROPOSALS- 1988
Variable # Description
333 Vote Yes (For) Constitutional Amendment, General 334 Vote No (Against) 335 Total Votes Election: November 8, 1988. 336 Vote Yes (percent) 337 Vote No (percent) YES = 165,896 NO = 132,133
.- - 7 Shall the requirements of mlnlmum repre- - sentatlon among basic Island units be re- moved and the bash for reapportionment be changed from a registered voter base to a population base? YES W E
Nobj+ BALLOT PROPOSALS_'- 1990 State: HI
Variable # Dkcription:
V338 Vote Yes (For) constitutional Amendment v339 Vote No (Against) ’ v340 Tlbtal Votes _Primary seneral -Special -Other v341 Vote Yes (percent) Date: 11/6/90 V342 Vote No (percent) YES = 144,552 NO = 150,559
~Shall tha bgii session recess mquiretnent tm changedfnwnaminimumoffivstosixdays,andto allowrecessestoocclJr determined by avwrrent allow recesses to occur twenthetuwntiiandto
BALLOT PROPOSALS- 1990 State: HI
Variable # Description:
V343 Vote Yes (For) Constitutional Amendment v344 Vote No (Against) v345 Total Votes -Primary &General Special -Other V346 Vote Yes (percent) Date: 11/6/90 v347 Vote No (percent) YES = 151,502 NO '= 155,676 BALLOT PROPOSALS- 1990 State: HI
Variable # Description:
V348 Vote Yes (For) Constitutional Amendment v349 Vote No (Against) v350 mtal Votes -Primary &General -Special -Other v351 Vote Yes (percent) Date: 11/6/90 V352 Vote No (percent) YES = 142,688 NO = 154,339
BALLOT PROPOSALS- 1990 State: HI
Variable /I Description:
Vote Yes (For) v353 Constitutional Amendment v354 Vote No (Against) v355 Total Votes -Primary XGeneral -Special -Other V356 Vote Yes (percent) Date: 11/6/90 v357 Vote MO (percent) YES = 149,474 NO = 128,835
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Variable 8 Description:
V358 Vote kes (For) Constitutional Amendment v359 Vote' No (Against) V360 Tbtf31 Votes _Primary General Special -Other V361 Vote Yes (percent) Date:l1/6 EJ 0 V362 Vote No (percent) YES = 151,740 NO = 125,015