Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-118.5
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Constitutional amendments, proposed; attorney general statement.
Official statutory text
(a) Any constitutional amendment proposed by the legislature shall include in final form the exact constitutional ratification question to be printed on a ballot. The constitutional ratification question shall be phrased in a manner to enable voters to express their choice on the constitutional amendment by providing a "yes" or "no" response. The language and meaning of a constitutional amendment shall be clear and it shall be neither misleading nor deceptive.
(b) The attorney general shall:
(1) In consultation with the legislative reference bureau, prepare a statement in English and Olelo Hawaii for each proposed constitutional amendment in language that is clear and that indicates the purpose, limitations, and effects of the proposed amendment;
(2) Translate the statement into other languages required under the federal Voting Rights Act, as specified by the office of elections; and
(3) Distribute each statement, including the translations, to the state office of elections pursuant to section 11-122(b) and all county clerks for further distribution.
The office of elections and county clerks shall make the statement available to the public at all polling places in the State and on the office of elections website pursuant to section 11-122. [L 1996, c 173, §1; am L 1997, c 2, §17; am L 2019, c 286, §1; am L 2023, c 115, §3]
(b) The attorney general shall:
(1) In consultation with the legislative reference bureau, prepare a statement in English and Olelo Hawaii for each proposed constitutional amendment in language that is clear and that indicates the purpose, limitations, and effects of the proposed amendment;
(2) Translate the statement into other languages required under the federal Voting Rights Act, as specified by the office of elections; and
(3) Distribute each statement, including the translations, to the state office of elections pursuant to section 11-122(b) and all county clerks for further distribution.
The office of elections and county clerks shall make the statement available to the public at all polling places in the State and on the office of elections website pursuant to section 11-122. [L 1996, c 173, §1; am L 1997, c 2, §17; am L 2019, c 286, §1; am L 2023, c 115, §3]
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