§50-11  Charter amendment and revision. Every charter established under this chapter shall provide means by which thecharter may be amended or revised.  The provisions for amendment and revisionmust provide for approval of all amendments and revisions by referendum to theelectors of the county.  The amendment or revision shall be considered ratifiedif a majority of the electors voting on the amendment or revision cast theirballots in favor of adoption. [L 1963, c 73, pt of §2; am L 1965, c 65, §1(5);Supp, §143A-12; HRS §50-11]

 

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Where countycharter amendment failed to indicate whether its effective date or the firstterm to count towards the limit of "four consecutive two year terms"was to be postponed to 1998, the amendment became effective on November 25,1996, which was the day the amendment was "ratified" by a"majority of the electors voting on the amendment"; the first termcounted towards the limit of "four consecutive two year terms" wasthe term that commenced "at twelve o'clock meridian on the first Monday ofDecember after" the 1996 election.  118 H. 355, 191 P.3d 176.