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Maine First Legislative Session Convening Date, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4 (1978)
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The Maine First Legislative Session Convening Date Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4, was on the November 7, 1978 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure moved the convening of the Legislature from January to December following a general election. This only applied to the first session of a biennium; the second session would still convene in January. This amended Sections 2 and 5 of Part First; Sections 2 and 3, 4 and 5 of Part Second; and Section 1 of Part Third of Article IV of the Maine Constitution.[2][3]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 165,262 | 51.86% | ||
| No | 153,409 | 48.14% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
- See also: Maine Constitution, Article IV, Part First Sections 2 and 5; Part Second, Sections 2 and 3, 4 and 5; and Part Third, Section 1
The language appeared on the ballot as:[3]
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"Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature to provide for the convening of the Legislature in December following the general election, instead of in January?" [4] |
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Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes made by this measure can be read here.
See also
- Maine 1978 ballot measures
- 1978 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine General Election November 7, 1978: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 31, 1978
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine General Election November 7, 1978: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 31, 1978
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Constitutional Resolutions of the State of Maine As Passed at the First Regular Session of the One Hundred and Eighth Legislature, "Chapter 4," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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