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Hawaii Eliminating the Literacy Requirement to Vote, Amendment 10 (1968)

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The Hawaii Eliminating the Literacy Requirement to Vote, Amendment 10, also known as Amendment 10, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 5, 1968, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed one addition to the constitution: Article II, Section 1. The amendment would remove the requirement that citizens be able, except for physical disabilities, to speak, read, and write Hawaiian or English in order vote.[1]

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Hawaii Amendment 10 (1968)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes120,43161.59%
No75,10638.41%

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

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