Maine World War II Veterans Bonus Bonds and Taxes, Proposed Constitutional Amendment (1946)
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The Maine World War II Veterans's Bonus Bonds and Taxes Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment, was on the September 9, 1946 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have provided a bonus of $150 to veterans of World War II and other veterans' benefits through the issuance of bonds to be paid for with additional cigarette, liquor and miscellaneous taxes.[1][2] This would have amended Section 14 and Section 23 of Article IX of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment (1946) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 108,467 | 64.49% | ||
| Yes | 59,725 | 35.51% | ||
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
- See also: Maine Constitution, Article IX, Section 14 and Section 23
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
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"Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolve of the legislature providing for the issuing of state bonds for the purpose of paying of bonus of $150 to Maine veterans of World War II and for the payment of other veterans' benefits and to provide for the payment of such bonds by additional cigarette and liquor taxes and miscellaneous taxes?" [4] |
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Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes proposed by this measure can be read here.
Similar measures
- Maine Bonus for Soldiers and Sailors, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1920)
- Maine Bonus for Soldiers and Sailors, Amendment No. 3 (1921)
- Maine World War II Veterans's Bonus Taxes, Referendum Question (1946)
See also
- Maine 1946 ballot measures
- 1946 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 5, 1946
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 5, 1946
- ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine Passed by the Ninety-second Legislature at the Special Session, July 8-26, 1946, "Chapter 121," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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