Question 1: Increasing the Timeframe for the Hawaii Senate to Consider and Act on Judicial Appointments

Hawaii · constitutional amendment · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the state’s own words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.

On the ballot

no rhetorical technique found

Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to allow the Senate more time to consider and act on the appointments of justices and judges, by increasing the timeframe from thirty days to sixty days for appointments made between April 1 and December 31 when the senate is not in regular session or is about to adjourn the regular session?

From elections.hawaii.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot (sample-ballot lookup).

Hawaii publishes no official arguments for or against. The Voter Guide prints only a neutral explanation by the Department of the Attorney General.

Who’s behind it

Party positions: Democratic Party of Hawaii: No position published · Hawaii Republican Party: No position published

Committees registered to support or oppose Question 1, and what they reported to Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission - open data (hicscdata.hawaii.gov) and Noncandidate Committee Filing System (csc.hawaii.gov/NCFSPublic). Checked 2026-10-21.

Before comparing the sides: each committee’s figures come from its own latest report, so they can cover different dates. Some committees work on more than one measure or other campaigns, and their totals include all of it. A side with no registered committee can still have supporters. How much a side raised says nothing about whether the measure is a good idea.

Supporting

No registered committee supporting Question 1 found as of 2026-10-21.

Opposing

No registered committee opposing Question 1 found as of 2026-10-21.

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