Maine Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors, Amendment No. 1 (1934)
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The Maine Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors Referendum, also known as Amendment No. 1, was on the September 10, 1934 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1][2] The measure repealed the prohibition against the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, not including cider and or liquor for medicinal purposes. The prohibition was originally put in place by the 26th amendment to the Maine Constitution, which was adopted on September 8, 1884.[3]
Election results
| Maine Amendment No. 1 (1934) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 161,893 | 65.48% | ||
| No | 85,363 | 34.52% | ||
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
| “ | "Shall the constitution be amended by the repeal of the 26th amendment relating to the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors?" By Chapter 219 of the Resolves of 1933, (approved December 16, in special session,) it is proposed to repeal the 26th amendment to the Constitution. [4] |
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Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes can be read here.
Similar measures
An earlier attempt was made to repeal the amendment that had prohibited the sale and manufacturing of alcohol in Maine in 1911, but it failed.
See also
- Maine 1934 ballot measures
- 1934 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 8, 1934
- Main 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 Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 8, 1934
- ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine Passed by the Eighty-sixth Legislature 1933, "Chapter 219," 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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