Article IV — Reapportionment
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Haw. Const. art. IV, § 1 Reapportionment Years
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The year 1973, the year 1981, and every tenth year thereafter shall be reapportionment years. [Add Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 2 Reapportionment Commission
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A reapportionment commission shall be constituted on or before May 1 of each reapportionment year and whenever reapportionment is required by court order. The commission shall consist of nine members. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives sha…
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 3 Chief Election Officer
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The legislature shall provide for a chief election officer of the State, whose responsibilities shall be as provided by law and shall include the supervision of state elections, the maximization of registration of eligible voters throughout the State and the maintenance of data c…
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 4 Apportionment Among Basic Island Units
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The commission shall allocate the total number of members of each house of the state legislature being reapportioned among the four basic island units, namely: (1) the island of Hawaii, (2) the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe, (3) the island of Oahu and all other is…
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 5 Minimum Representation For Basic Island Units
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The representation of any basic island unit initially allocated less than a minimum of two senators and three representatives shall be augmented by allocating thereto the number of senators or representatives necessary to attain such minimums which number, notwithstanding the pro…
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 6 Apportionment Within Basic Island Units
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Upon the determination of the total number of members of each house of the state legislature to which each basic island unit is entitled, the commission shall apportion the members among the districts therein and shall redraw district lines where necessary in such manner that for…
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 7 Election Of Senators After Reapportionment
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Regardless of whether or not a senator is serving a term that would have extended past the general election at which an apportionment plan becomes effective, the term of office of all senators shall end at that general election. The staggered terms of senators in each district sh…
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 8 Staggered Terms For The Senate
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The reapportionment commission shall, as part of the reapportionment plan, assign two-year terms for twelve senate seats for the election immediately following the adoption of the reapportionment plan. The remaining seats shall be assigned four-year terms. Insofar as practicable,…
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 9 Congressional Redistricting For United States House Of Representatives
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The commission shall, at such times as may be required by this article and as may be required by law of the United States, redraw congressional district lines for the districts from which the members of the United States House of Representatives allocated to this State by Congres…
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 10 Mandamus And Judicial Review
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Original jurisdiction is vested in the supreme court of the State to be exercised on the petition of any registered voter whereby it may compel, by mandamus or otherwise, the appropriate person or persons to perform their duty or to correct any error made in a reapportionment pla…