Hawaii Jurisdiction over the University of Hawaii Amendment (2016)
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
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| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
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The Hawaii Jurisdiction over the University of Hawaii Amendment was not put on the November 8, 2016 ballot in Hawaii as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have divested the board of regents of exclusive jurisdiction "over the internal structure, management, and operation of the University of Hawaii."[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot question was:[1]
| “ | Shall the board of regents of the University of Hawaii be divested of exclusive jurisdiction over the internal structure, management, and operation of the University of Hawaii?[2] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article X, Hawaii Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Section 6 of Article X of the Hawaii Constitution. The following struck-through text would have been deleted and underlined text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
There shall be a board of regents of the University of Hawaii, the members of which shall be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor from pools of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the candidate advisory council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii, as provided by law. At least part of the membership of the board shall represent geographic subdivisions of the State. The board shall have the power, as provided by law, to formulate policy, and to exercise control over the university through its executive officer, the president of the university, who shall be appointed by the board. The board shall also have exclusive jurisdiction over the internal structure, management, and operation of the university. This section shall not limit the power of the legislature to enact laws of statewide concern. The legislature shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to identify laws of statewide concern.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Hawaii Constitution
The Hawaii State Legislature can propose a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in two different ways:
- Through a two-thirds vote in both the Hawaii State Senate and the Hawaii House of Representatives, held in one legislative session.
- Through a simple majority vote in both chambers, held in two successive sessions of the legislature.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hawaii Legislature, "SB 637," accessed February 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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