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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]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 10 (1968) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 120,431 | 61.59% | ||
| No | 75,106 | 38.41% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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