Hawaii Debt Limits and Exclusions, Amendment 12 (1978)

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The Hawaii Debt Limits and Exclusions, Amendment 12, also known as Amendment 12, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 7, 1978, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed two new additions to the constitution: Article VII, Sections 11 and 13. The amendments stated that they would limit the principal and interest on state debt to a percentage of general fund revenues; prohibit the legislature from approving more bonds than are allowed under the debt limit; required that each general obligation bond be repaid within twenty-five years; excluded certain bonds from the state and county debt limits; and automatically canceled appropriations financed by general obligation bonds or general funds if not under contract or spent within three years.

Election results

Hawaii Amendment 12 (1978)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		178,358	70.71%
No		73,868	29.29%

Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990

See also

Suggest a link

• Hawaii 1978 ballot measures
• 1978 ballot measures
• List of Hawaii ballot measures

External links

• Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990