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Maine Line-Item Veto Amendment, Question 7 (1995)
From Ballotpedia
The Maine Line-Item Veto Amendment was on the November 7, 1995 ballot in Maine, as Question 7. It was approved.
It was proposed as a constitutional amendment to the Maine Constitution by the Maine legislature. The amendment gives the Governor of Maine a line-item veto over any expenditures of state funds.
Election results
| Maine Question 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 286,929 | 71.3% | ||
| No | 115,216 | 28.7% | ||
The ballot language said:
- "Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to give the Governor a line-item veto over expenditures of state funds, providing that vetoed items may be passed over the Governor's veto by a majority of all of the elected members of the Senate and the House of Representatives?"
See also
External links
- Election results for the Maine 1995 ballot measures
- Votes on Constitutional Amendments in Maine
- 1995 Maine ballot questions details
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