Maine Constitutional Revision Election Amendment (September 1908)
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| Topic Ballot measure process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Constitutional Revision Election Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 14, 1908. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported changing the date as to voting upon constitutional amendments. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the date as to voting upon constitutional amendments. |
Election results
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Maine Constitutional Revision Election Amendment |
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47,981 | 67.47% | ||
| No | 23,132 | 32.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Constitutional Revision Election Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section Two in Article Ten of the Constitution, as amended by the resolved of the fifty-eighth legislature passed March fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and adopted September eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, be further amended by striking out the words: "in the manner prescribed by law, at their next biennial meeting in the month of September," and inserting in place thereof the words: "to meet in the manner prescribed by law for calling and holding biennial meetings of said inhabitants for election of senators and representatives on the second Monday in September following the passage of said resolve;" so that the section as amended shall read as follows: "Section 2. The legislature, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, may propose amendments to this constitution; and when any amendment shall be so agreed upon, a resolution shall be passed and sent to the selectmen of the several towns, and the assessor of the several plantations, empowering and directing them to notify the inhabitants of their respective towns and plantations, to meet in the manner prescribed by law for calling and holding biennial meetings of said inhabitants for election of senators and representatives on the second Monday in September following the passage of said resolve, to give in their votes on the question, whether such amendments shall be made; and if it shall appear that a majority of the inhabitants voting on the question are in favor of such amendment, it shall become a part of this constitution," the same being the question to be submitted for the action of the legal voters under the provisions of Chapter 238 of the Resolves of the Legislature of the State of Maine approved March 28, 1907. | ” |
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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