Hawaii Spending Limits and Tax Refunds, Amendment 11 (1978)

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The Hawaii Spending Limits and Tax Refunds, Amendment 11, also known as Amendment 11, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 7, 1978, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed six new additions to the constitution: Article VII, Sections 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9, and Article VIII, Section 5. The amendments stated that a limit would be put on state general fund spending to the estimated rate of growth of the state’s economy and would apply the limit to the governor’s budget and legislative appropriations; taxpayers would receive a refund or credit whenever the general fund balance was more than five percent of the general fund revenues for two years in a row; deficit spending would be prohibited unless the governor said that the public health, safety or welfare was threatened; and the state would share the cost of any new programs or increased services which the legislature required that counties provide.

Election results

Hawaii Amendment 11 (1978)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		168,508	66.81%
No		83,718	33.19%

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

See also

Suggest a link

• Hawaii 1978 ballot measures
• 1978 ballot measures
• List of Hawaii ballot measures

External links

• Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990