Hawaiʻi voters to decide amendments on timing for judge appointments, funding public infrastructure
Big Island Now walks through the ballot questions for Hawaiʻi's Nov. 3 general election: two statewide constitutional amendments and one Hawaiʻi County Charter amendment.
The first amendment would give the state Senate 60 days instead of 30 to act on judicial appointments made between April 1 and Dec. 31 when the Senate isn't in regular session or is about to adjourn. The second would let counties and developers use infrastructure bonds as a new way to finance public infrastructure.
A supermajority of the Legislature put both on the ballot, and each needs a majority of all ballots cast, so a blank vote counts as a no. The county charter question would let the Hawaiʻi County auditor appoint a deputy.
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