Hawaii Legislative Sessions, Powers, Rights and Procedures, Amendment 13 (1968)
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The Hawaii Legislative Sessions, Powers, Rights and Procedures, Amendment 13, also known as Amendment 13, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 5, 1968, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed four additions to the constitution: Article III, Sections 10, 11, 16 and 17. The amendment would establish a commission on legislative salary appointed every four years to review and recommend legislative salaries; it would provide for annual regular general session of 60 working days commencing in January of each year; it would give authority in the legislature to extend the session and additional 15 working days to recess and to convene in special session; it would authorize a 24-hour period between distribution of the printed bill and its third or final reading; it would authorize carry-over status of a bill from one general session to another within a two-year period of a state legislature; and for related changes.[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 13 (1968) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 148,634 | 76.03% | ||
| No | 46,861 | 23.97% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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