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Hawaii Right to a Jury in Civil Cases, Amendment 1 (1988)

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The Hawaii Right to a Jury in Civil Cases, Amendment 1, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 8, 1988, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment asked whether the constitutional right to a jury trial in civil cases, which were at the time cases where the value in controversy exceeded $1,000, be amended to preserve that right in civil cases where the value in controversy exceeded $5,000.[1]

Election results

Hawaii Amendment 1 (1988)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes212,23567.49%
No102,24632.51%

Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990

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