Hawaii Reapportionment Procedures, Amendment 8 (1978)
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The Hawaii Reapportionment Procedures, Amendment 8, also known as Amendment 8, 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. The first, Article IV, Section 1 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that, beginning in 1981, the time between the changing of boundaries for voting areas would increase from eight to 10 years.
The second, Article IV, Section 2 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that the reapportionment commission would be given 150 days to file its reapportionment plan, instead of the previous 120 days.
The third, Article IV, Section 8 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that the reapportionment commission would also reapportion U.S. Congressional districts.[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 8 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 169,136 | 67.06% | ||
| No | 83,090 | 32.94% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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