Maine Question 8, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Revenues Amendment (1992)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Maine Question 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 3, 1992. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring that all revenues derived from noncommercial hunting, fishing and trapping licenses and permits and other revenues collected by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife must be appropriated to the department, unless otherwise set aside for special purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring that all revenues derived from noncommercial hunting, fishing and trapping licenses and permits and other revenues collected by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife must be appropriated to the department, unless otherwise set aside for special purposes. |
Election results
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Maine Question 8 |
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467,672 | 73.95% | ||
| No | 164,759 | 26.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 8 was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to provide that revenues derived from noncommercial hunting, fishing and trapping licenses and permits and other revenues collected by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, other than revenues set aside for special purposes, must be appropriated to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife? | ” |
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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