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Zero statewide ballot measures had qualified for the ballot in Maine for elections in 2022.
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens
In Maine, citizens have the power to initiate state statutes and veto referendums, but not constitutional amendments. Initiatives are indirect in Maine, meaning that the state legislature has the option to approve an initiative without a vote of electors. Voters approved a constitutional amendment for initiative and referendum powers in 1908.
Legislature
The Maine State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments and state statutes, to the ballot. In Maine, the most common type of referred statute is the bond issue.
Maine is one of 16 states that requires a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Maine Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Statutes, including bond issues, require a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session and the governor's signature to appear on the ballot. Section 14 of Article IX of the Maine Constitution requires that state bonds exceeding $2 million be referred to the ballot for voter approval.
Historical facts
In Maine, a total of 249 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1985 and 2021. One hundred eighty-six ballot measures were approved, and 63 ballot measures were defeated.
| Maine statewide ballot measures, 1985-2021 | |||||||
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| Total number | Annual average | Annual minimum | Annual maximum | Approved | Defeated | ||
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Ballot initiative certification rates
The following table shows the rate of certification for ballot initiatives in Maine between 2010 and 2021:
| Maine statewide ballot initiatives filed and certified, 2010-2021 | |||
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| Year | Ballot initiatives filed | Certified | |
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Local ballot measures
- See also: Maine 2022 local ballot measures
Click here to read more about 2022 local ballot measures in Maine.
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| IndISS | Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative | Suffrage | Provides that only a person, rather than a person, who meets requirements, including citizenship, can vote | 
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| LRCA | Environmental Rights Amendment | Constitutional Rights | Creates a state constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment |
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| LRCA | Equal Rights Regardless of Sex Amendment | Constitutional Rights | Prohibits the denial or abridgement of rights on account of an individual's sex |
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