Maine Elimination of Pardon Communication, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1964)

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The Maine Elimination of Pardon Communication Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1, was on the November 3, 1964 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure removed the requirement that the Governor communicate his or her pardons to the Legislature.[2] This repealed the last sentence in Article V, Part First, Section 11 of the Maine Constitution.[3]

Election results

Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1964)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 149,582 60.28%
No98,58139.72%

Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-

Text of measure

The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]

“
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMDENDMENT NO. 1

"Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature eliminating the requirement that the Governor communicate pardons to the Legislature? [4]

”

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  1. ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 8, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 26, 2014
  3. ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine As Passed by the One Hundred and First Legislature 1963, "Chapter 102," accessed April 10, 2014
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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