Maine Highway Fund Use Amendment (September 1944)
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| Topic Highways and bridges and Revenue allocation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Highway Use Fun Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 11, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported using revenues derived from the taxation of vehicles and fuels used on public highways for public highways only. |
A "no" vote opposed using revenues derived from the taxation of vehicles and fuels used on public highways for public highways only. |
Election results
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139,805 | 80.82% | ||
| No | 33,172 | 19.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Highway Use Fun Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolve of the legislature, limiting to highway purposes the use of revenues derived from the taxation of vehicles used on public highways and fuels used for propulsion of such vehicles? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Maine Constitution
A two-thirds majority (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for 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 State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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