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Ballot Question

Ballot Question: Proposals to enact new laws or constitutional amendments that are placed on the ballot for approval or rejection by voters.

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Proposals to enact new laws or constitutional amendments that are placed on the ballot for approval or rejection by voters.

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Question. Any “proposed state constitutional amendment, county charter amendment, proposed initiative, or referendum issue that has qualified for placement on the BALLOT.” Hawaii Admin. Regs. §2-51-1. The 2007 VVSG contains a more restrictive definition: a “CONTEST in which the choices are Yes and No.”

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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