Maine Question 7, Commercial Fishing Waterfront Tax Use Amendment (2005)
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| Topic Fisheries and fishing regulations and Property |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Question 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 8, 2005. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the Legislature to permit tax assessments for waterfront land used in commercial fishing similar to the assessed of farms and forestland. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the Legislature to permit tax assessments for waterfront land used in commercial fishing similar to the assessed of farms and forestland. |
Election results
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Maine Question 7 |
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276,116 | 71.60% | ||
| No | 109,508 | 28.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 7 was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to permit the Legislature to authorize the waterfront land used for commercial fishing activities to be assessed based on the land's current use in a manner similar to treatment now available for farms, open space and forestland? | ” |
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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