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Maine Question 13, Require Candidates for the House of Representatives to Reside in Their District Measure (1987)
| Maine Question 13 | |
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| Topic State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Question 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require candidates for the state House of Representatives to live in their district when they run for office. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to require candidates for the state House of Representatives to live in their district when they run for office. |
Election results
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Maine Question 13 |
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300,069 | 80.41% | ||
| No | 73,092 | 19.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 13 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to require a candidate for State Representative or State Senator to be a resident in the district which the candidate seeks to represent at the time he is nominated to be placed on any election ballot? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Maine, voter approval is required for state bond issues that exceed $2 million, with exceptions to bonds for the purpose of suppressing insurrection, repelling invasion, or for purposes of war, as well as for temporary loans paid out of money raised by taxation during the fiscal year which they are made, or for loans to be paid within 12 months with federal transportation funds.
A two thirds majority (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a bond issue 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. State bond issues require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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