Maine Gubernatorial Term Continuation, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1971)
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The Maine Gubernatorial Term Continuation Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2, was on the November 2, 1971 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure allowed the Governor to continue in office until his successor is determined and take the oath of office. This rule only applied in cases when the gubernatorial election is disputed and not determined by midnight of the first Wednesday of January following the general election in November, which was when the Governor's term expired at that time.[2]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1971) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 170,851 | 71.57% | ||
| No | 67,875 | 28.43% | ||
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]
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"Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature providing that the term of office of the Governor continues until his successor has qualified?" [3] |
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Similar measures
- Maine Governor Citizenship Qualifications, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1955)
- Maine Gubernatorial Term Length and Limits, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (1957)
- Maine Determining Election of Governor, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 7 (1964)
- Maine Gubernatorial Vacancy Filling, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 8 (1964)
See also
- Maine 1971 ballot measures
- 1971 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 26, 1971
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 26, 1971
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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