Hawaii Campaign Finance, Amendment 6 (1978)
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The Hawaii Campaign Finance, Amendment 6, also known as Amendment 6, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 7, 1978, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed three new additions to the constitution. The first, Article II, Section 5 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that a campaign must create a campaign fund to pay for part of the cost of state and local campaigns and that the legislature would provide a limit on the campaign spending of candidates.
The second, Article II, Section 6 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that limitations on campaign contributions to any political candidate, or authorized political campaign organization for such candidate, for any elective office within the State would be provided by law.
The third, Article II, Section 8 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that there should be no less than 45 days between the primary and general election[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 6 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 145,910 | 57.85% | ||
| No | 106,316 | 42.15% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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