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Hawaii State Legislative Reapportionment Based on Decennial U.S. Census Amendment (2026)
| Hawaii State Legislative Reapportionment Based on Decennial U.S. Census Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Redistricting measures and Census | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Hawaii State Legislative Reapportionment Based on Decennial U.S. Census Amendment may appear on the ballot in Hawaii as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The ballot measure would change the state legislative reapportionment process to determine district populations using the decennial U.S. Census, rather than the permanent resident population.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Process in Hawaii
- See also: Types of ballot measures in Hawaii
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session or a simple majority vote in two successive legislative sessions for the Hawaii State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 35 votes in the Hawaii House of Representatives and 17 votes in the Hawaii State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Senate Bill 124
The following is the timeline of the resolution in the state legislature:[1]
- January 15, 2025: State Sen. Karl Rhoads (D-13) introduced the constitutional amendment into the state Legislature.
- March 4, 2025: The Senate voted 21 to 4 to pass the constitutional amendment.
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