Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2, Allow Weekly Reimbursement for State Legislators' Travel Expenses Measure (September 1948)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 13, 1948. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow members of the state legislature to be paid by the state treasury once per week to cover expenses for travel. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution, thus maintaining that members of the state legislature could only be paid for travel reimbursements once per legislative session. |
Election results
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Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 |
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77,716 | 55.53% | ||
| No | 62,236 | 44.47% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the legislature to regulate traveling expenses of members of the legislature? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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.
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Footnotes
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