Maine Constitutional Amendment 2, Governor Citizenship Qualifications Amendment (September 1955)
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| Topic State executive elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Constitutional Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 12, 1955. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Maine Constitution to modify the citizenship requirements for serving as governor. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Maine Constitution to modify the citizenship requirements for serving as governor. |
Election results
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Maine Constitutional Amendment 2 |
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15,157 | 51.19% | ||
| No | 14,452 | 48.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Constitutional Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature to change the qualifications of citizenship of the Governor? | ” |
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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