Maine Equal Rights Regardless of Sex Amendment (2022)
| Maine Equal Rights Regardless of Sex Amendment | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Constitutional rights | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Maine Equal Rights Regardless of Sex Amendment was not on the ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
The ballot measure would have added language to the Maine Constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgement of rights on account of an individual's sex.[1]
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The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
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- See also: Amending the Maine Constitution
In Maine, a two-thirds vote is required in one legislative session of 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 Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
State Rep. Lois Reckitt (R-31) introduced the constitutional amendment as Legislative Document 344 (LD 344) during the 2021-2022 legislative session. On February 16, the Maine House of Representatives voted to engross LD 344.[1] On April 20, 2022, LD 344 failed a final passage in the House. The bill required a two-thirds vote, but received 77 yes votes and 59 no votes (along with 11 absences).[1]
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State of Maine Augusta (capital) |
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