Maine Judicial Power Article, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (1964)

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The Maine Judicial Power Article Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 5, was on the November 3, 1964 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure repealed and replaced Article VI of the Maine Constitution, which outlines the powers of the judicial branch.[2] [3]

Election results

Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (1964)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 143,614 64.49%
No79,09535.51%

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]

“
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 5

"Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Revise Article VI Relating to Judicial Power?" [4]

”

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  1. ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 8, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 26, 2014
  3. ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine As Passed by the One Hundred and First Legislature 1963, "Chapter 111," accessed April 10, 2014
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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