Maine Constitutional Amendment 1, Gubernatorial Pardon Power for Juvenile Delinquency Amendment (September 1955)

Maine Constitutional Amendment 1
Election date September 12, 1955
Topic Parole policy and State executive powers and duties
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Maine Constitutional Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 12, 1955. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Maine Constitution to extend the pardon powers of the governor and council to include offenses of juvenile delinquency.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Maine Constitution to extend the pardon powers of the governor and council to include offenses of juvenile delinquency.

Election results

Maine Constitutional Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		22,658	74.98%
No		7,562	25.02%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Constitutional Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature Extending Pardon Powers of Governor and Council to Offenses of Juvenile Delinquency?

”

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.

See also

1955 Measures

• 1955 Measures
• State executive powers and duties on the ballot
• Parole policy on the ballot
• 1955 legislative sessions

Maine

• Maine ballot measures
• Maine ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Maine Voter Guide (1955)