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Maine Legislature Travel Expenses, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1948)
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The Maine Legislature Travel Expenses Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2, was on the September 13, 1948 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure allowed for the reimbursement of travel expenses to and from the legislature once each week of the legislature session.[2] This amended Section 7 of Article IV, Part Third of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1948) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 77,716 | 55.53% | ||
| No | 62,236 | 44.47% | ||
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]
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"Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the legislature to regulate traveling expenses of members of the legislature?" [4] |
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Constitutional changes
The full text of the constituional changes made by this measure can be read here.
See also
- Maine 1948 ballot measures
- 1948 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 11, 1948
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 11, 1948
- ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine Passed by the Ninety-third Legislature 1947, "Chapter 37," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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