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Maine Question 8, Allow Legislators to Be Appointed to Civil Office Upon Resignation Amendment (1985)
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| Topic State executive elections and State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Question 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 5, 1985. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow state legislators to be appointed to other government offices that require legislative approval if they resign from the legislature when they are appointed and confirmed. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow state legislators to be appointed to other government offices that require legislative approval if they resign from the legislature when they are appointed and confirmed. |
Election results
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Maine Question 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 92,262 | 49.85% | ||
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92,824 | 50.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 8 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to allow qualified individuals in the Legislature to he appointed to civil office so long as they resign from the Legislature upon confirmation? | ” |
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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Footnotes
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State of Maine Augusta (capital) |
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