Maine Literacy Test Repeal, Proposed Constitutional Amendment (1979)
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The Maine Literacy Test Repeal Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment, was on the November 6, 1979 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have repealed the literacy requirement for voting. This would have repealed part of Section 2 of Article II of the Maine Constitution.[2][3]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment (1979) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 170,267 | 66.71% | ||
| Yes | 84,971 | 33.29% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[3]
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"Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to remove the literacy requirements for eligibility to vote?" [4] |
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See also
- Maine 1979 ballot measures
- 1979 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 6, 1979: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 31, 1978
- 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 21, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 6, 1979: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 31, 1978
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Constitutional Resolutions of the State of Maine As Passed at the First Regular Session of the One Hundred and Ninth Legislature, "Chapter 1," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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