Maine Gubernatorial Vacancy Filling, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 8 (1964)
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The Maine Maine Gubernatorial Vacancy Filling Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 8, was on the November 3, 1964 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1]The measure clarified the provisions regarding the line of succession when the office of Governor becomes vacant. When the office becomes vacant more than 90 days preceding the date of the primary election, the President of the Senate assumes the office until the first Wednesday of January following the biennial election. At that point, the newly elected Governor would fill the unexpired term created by the vacancy. When the vacancy occurs less than 90 days prior to a primary election, the President of the Senate fills the unexpired term.[2]
If the offices of Governor and President of the Senate are both vacant, the Speaker of the House of Representatives assumes the office of Governor under the same terms. If all three positions are vacant, the Secretary of State exercises the office of Governor until the Legislature convenes to fill these vacancies. The measure amended Section 14 of Article V, Part First of the Maine Constitution.[3][2]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment NO. 8 (1964) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 171,113 | 74.31% | ||
| No | 59,170 | 25.69% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
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 Clarifying Provisions Governing Assumption of Office of Governor by the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House?" [4] |
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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 Term Continuation, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1971)
See also
- Maine 1964 ballot measures
- 1964 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 26, 2014
- 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 8, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Resolves of the State of Maine As Passed by the One Hundred and First Legislature 1963, "Chapter 119," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 26, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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