PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IN ELECTIONS AND ELIMINATE PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

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Amends the Hawaii State Constitution to require the use of ranked-choice voting in all elections and eliminate primary elections.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 28, 2026
Last action: Jan 28, 2026 — Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Session: 2026
Momentum: 33 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from HI's completed sessions
Momentum -4 33/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 258 days quiet

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