Hawaii Matters Concerning the Legislature, Amendment 7 (1978)
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The Hawaii Matters Concerning the Legislature, Amendment 7, also known as Amendment 7, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 7, 1978, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed five new additions to the constitution. The first, Article III, Section 9 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that a legislative salary commission would be established, beginning November 30, 1978, and convene every eight years to set legislative salaries.
The second, Article II, Section 12 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that the legislature would set a deadline for all bills to be introduced and required that a recess take place between the twentieth and fortieth days of a session for no less than 5 days.
The third, Article II, Section 15 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that all decision making legislative meetings be open to the public.
The third, Article XVIII, Section II of the Hawaiian constitution, stated the waiting period ought to be extended from 24 to 48 hours from the distribution of a bill to its final reading.
The third, Article IV, Section 6 and 7 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that terms of office ought to be staggered for Senators starting in the 1978 general election, so that about half of the Senators would be elected at each general election.[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 7 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 159,907 | 63.40% | ||
| No | 92,319 | 36.60% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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