Maine Elimination of Pauper Voting Restrictions, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1965)

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The Maine Elimination of Pauper Voting Restrictions Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1, was on the November 2, 1965 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure removed the voting restriction against paupers. It also clarified the restriction against those under guardianship to those under guardianship "for reasons of mental illness." The measure amended Section 1 of Article II of the Maine Constitution.

Election results

Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1965)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		28,233	60.25%
No		18,630	39.75%

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

Text of measure

See also: Maine Constitution, Article II, Section 1

The language appeared on the ballot as:

“

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 "Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature to Eliminate Voting Restrictions on Paupers?"

”

See also

Suggest a link

• Maine 1965 ballot measures
• 1965 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Biddeford Journal, "Specimen Ballot," October 25, 1965
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
• National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database