Hawaii Regarding Executive Positions, Amendment 15 (1968)
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The Hawaii Regarding Executive Positions, Amendment 15, also known as Amendment 15, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 5, 1968, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed three additions to the constitution: Article IV, Sections 1, 3 and 6. The amendment would change eligibility requirements for the office of the governor by reducing the minimum age from 35 years to 30 years and delete requirement of 20 years as a U.S. citizen; it would establish minimum compensation for the governor and the lieutenant governor; it would provide for the removal of a single executive by the governor without the advice and consent of the Senate, except in the case of the chief legal officer of the state; it would allow the removal of other officers as prescribed by law; it would require every officer appointed under Section 6 to be a citizen of the U.S. and reduce the residency requirement from at least 3 years to at least one year immediately preceding his appointment; it would exclude the president of the University of Hawaii from the residency requirements; and it would provide for related changes.[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 15 (1968) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 133,501 | 68.28% | ||
| No | 62,016 | 31.72% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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