Hawaii Executive Branch Term Limits, Amendment 9 (1978)
The Hawaii Executive Branch Term Limits, Amendment 9, also known as Amendment 9, 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. Proposed Article V, Sections 1, 2, and Article XVIII, Section 4 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that the governor and lieutenant governor are limited to serving two terms in a row beginning in 1978.
Proposed Article V, Section 6 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that similar offices within the executive administration with similar purpose and function would be placed together in the same department.[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 9 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 171,518 | 68.00% | ||
| No | 80,708 | 32.00% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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