Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1, Constitution Codifying Time Measure (1967)
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 7, 1967. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Maine Constitution to change the time allowed for codifying the state constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Maine Constitution to change the time allowed for codifying the state constitution. |
Election results
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Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 |
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46,649 | 61.02% | ||
| No | 29,798 | 38.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature Relating to Time for Codifying the Constitution? | ” |
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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