Statewide ballot measure · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Question 1: Increasing the Timeframe for the Hawaii Senate to Consider and Act on Judicial Appointments
Would give the state Senate 60 days instead of 30 to act on certain judicial appointments made between April 1 and December 31.
What a vote means
- A yes vote
- The Senate's deadline to act on those judicial appointments would increase from 30 to 60 days.
- A no vote
- The state constitution stays as it is now.
Sources
Measure summary
- 2026 Proposed Amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution (Hawaii Office of Elections, Public record)
What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and statewide ballot measures.
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