Hawaii Candidate Resignation, Amendment 5 (1978)
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The Hawaii Candidate Resignation, Amendment 5, also known as Amendment 5, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 7, 1978, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed that Article II, Section 7 of the Hawaiian constitution be created and state that any elected public officer would resign from that office before being eligible as a candidate for another public office, if the term of the office sought begins before the end of the term of the office held.[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 5 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 148,542 | 58.89% | ||
| No | 103,684 | 41.11% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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