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Honolulu, Hawaii, City Charter Amendment (November 2018)

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Local ballot measure elections in 2018
Honolulu City Charter Amendment
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Defeatedd Defeated
Topic:
Local charter amendments
Related articles
Local charter amendments on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Hawaii
Honolulu County, Hawaii ballot measures
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Honolulu, Hawaii

A charter amendment relating to the board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation was on the ballot for Honolulu voters in Honolulu County, Hawaii, on November 6, 2018. It was defeated.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to increase the number of board members on the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, to specify the number of members needed for quorum, and to specify the number of members needed to take any action.
A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to increase the number of board members on the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, to specify the number of members needed for quorum, and to specify the number of members needed to take any action.

Election results

Honolulu County City Charter Amendment

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 98,499 41.54%

Defeated No

138,626 58.46%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu 1973 (2017 Edition) relating to the board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (the “Board”) be amended:

1. To increase the number of Board members from ten to a maximum of fifteen;
2. To provide that the President of the Hawaii State Senate and the Speaker of the Hawaii State House of Representatives may each appoint up to two non­voting members, for terms to be determined by the appointing authority;
3. To provide that the City Council may appoint one additional voting member;
4. To specify that six members shall constitute a quorum; and
5. To specify that the affirmative vote of a majority of all voting members of the Board shall be necessary to take any action, and such action shall be made at a meeting open to the public?
Yes
No[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Hawaii

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Honolulu, Hawaii.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Hawaii.gov, "General Election State of Hawaii, November 06, 2018," accessed October 22, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.