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Maine Filling Councilor Vacancies, Amendment No. 1 (1929)
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The Maine Filling Councilor Vacancies Referendum, also known as Amendment No. 1, was on the September 9, 1929 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure empowered the Governor with the advice and consent of the council to appoint a councilor for a vacancy within 30 days of its occurrence.[1][2] This amended Section 2 of Article V of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Election results
| Maine Amendment No. 1 (1929) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 62,075 | 65.62% | ||
| No | 32,527 | 34.38% | ||
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
The full text of the ballot language can be read here.
Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes can be read here.
See also
- Maine 1929 ballot measures
- 1929 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 3 , 1929
- Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
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