Maine 1919 ballot measures

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Five statewide ballot measures were on the September 8, 1919 ballot in Maine.

• All five of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• All five of the measures were approved.

On the ballot

September 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	War & Peace	Requires all commissioned officers of the militia be appointed and commissioned by the governor	a
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Suffrage	Continues right of suffrage in town or plantation for three months after moving to another part of the state	a
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Bonds	Provides bond issue for building and maintaining public wharves and establishment of adequate port facilities	a
LRCA	Amendment No. 4	Gov't Finance	Increase the state debt limit from $300,000 to $800,000	a
LRCA	Amendment No. 5	Bonds	Increases amount of bonds issued for the building of state highways and intrastate, interstate and international bridges	a

See also

• 1919 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Evening Journal, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments to be Voted Upon September 8, 1919," August 23, 1919
• Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
• National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database