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Hawaii Repeal University of Hawaii Board of Regents Candidate Advisory Council Amendment (2022)

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Hawaii Repeal University of Hawaii Board of Regents Candidate Advisory Council Amendment
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Election date
November 8, 2022
Topic
Education
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

The Hawaii Repeal University of Hawaii Board of Regents Candidate Advisory Council Amendment was not on the ballot in Hawaii as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.

The measure would have repealed the University of Hawaii Board of Regents Advisory Council. It would have allowed the governor to appoint members to the board of regents without being limited to candidates recommended by the advisory council.[1]

Text of measure

The full text was available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Hawaii Constitution

The state process

The Hawaii State Legislature can put a proposed amendment on the ballot upon either a two-thirds (66.67%) majority vote in both chambers of the legislature in the same session or two simple majority votes in both chambers held in two successive sessions. Constitutional amendments must be approved by a majority of the votes cast for the question, as long as the majority also is at least 50% of the total votes cast in the entire election. For measures approved at special elections by a majority of votes cast for the question, the majority must be at least 30% of the total number of registered voters in the state at the time.

2022 legislative session

This amendment was introduced as Senate Bill 3186 on January 26, 2022. The measure was passed by the Senate unanimously on March 8, 2022.[1]

Vote in the Hawaii State Senate
February 22, 2021
Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote in each chamber; or a simple majority vote in each chamber in two sessions
Number of yes votes required: 17  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total2500
Total percent100.00%0.00%0.00%
Democrat2400
Republican100

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