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Maine Question 5, Grant Persons With Mental Illness Under Guardianship the Right to Vote Amendment (2000)
| Maine Question 5 | |
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Question 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to permit people who are under guardianship due to mental illness to vote. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution, maintaining a prohibition on voting for people who are under guardianship due to their mental illness. |
Election results
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Maine Question 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 250,729 | 39.75% | ||
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379,964 | 60.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 5 was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to end discrimination against persons under guardianship for mental illness for the purpose of voting? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Maine Constitution
A two-thirds majority (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Maine State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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