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As of October 22, 2025, one statewide ballot measures was certified for the ballot in Hawaii for the election on November 3, 2026.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increase Time for Senate to Act on Judicial Appointments Amendment | Judiciary; Legislative processes | Increase the timeframe for the Senate to consider and act on appointments of judges and justices from 30 days to 60 days for appointments made between April 1 and December 31 when the Senate is not in regular session or is soon to adjourn the regular session |
Potential measures
- See also: Potential 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Bill number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | SB 1225 | Simple Majority Vote for Constitutional Amendments Measure | Direct democracy and Supermajority | Remove the requirement that constitutional amendments in Hawaii must be approved by a majority of voters casting a vote in the election (not only a majority of those voting on the question), meaning that blank votes would no longer count as no votes on constitutional amendments |
| LRCA | SB 124 | State Legislative Reapportionment Based on Decennial U.S. Census Amendment | Redistricting | Change the state legislative reapportionment process to determine district populations using the decennial U.S. Census, rather than the permanent resident population |
| LRCA | SB 311 | Election Expenditures Excluded from Constitutionally Protected Freedom of Speech Amendment | Campaign finance and Constitutional rights | Provide that election expenditures are not a form of constitutionally protected free speech, which would take effect if U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and Buckley v. Valeo are invalidated or overturned |
| LRCA | SB 350 | Constitutional Right to Contraception Amendment | Healthcare and Constitutional rights | Provides in the state constitution that "no law shall be enacted, nor any state action taken, that denies or interferes with a person's right to obtain contraceptives or voluntarily engage in contraception" |
Getting measures on the ballot
Hawaii did not provide for an initiative and referendum process as of 2025, so all ballot measures must be referred by the state legislature.
The Hawaii State Legislature can put a proposed amendment on the ballot upon either a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of the legislature in the same session or two simple majority votes in both chambers held in two successive sessions. Constitutional amendments must be approved by a majority of the votes cast for the question, as long as the majority also is at least 50 percent of the total votes cast in the entire election. For measures approved at special elections by a majority of votes cast for the question, the majority must be at least 30 percent of the total number of registered voters in the state at the time.
Historical facts
- See also: List of Hawaii ballot measures
In Hawaii, a total of 64 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1985 and 2024. Voters approved 46 ballot measures, and 18 ballot measures were defeated.
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