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Maine Question 7, Require Two-Thirds Approval for Expenditures of the Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund Amendment (1983)

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Maine Question 7

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Election date

November 8, 1983

Topic
Restricted-use funds
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Maine Question 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 8, 1983. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require a two-thirds vote of the legislature, along with the governor's approval, to use funds in the Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund, or a fund that acts as its successor. 

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to require a two-thirds vote of the legislature, along with the governor's approval, to use funds in the Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund, or a fund that acts as its successor. 


Election results

Maine Question 7

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

179,082 65.01%
No 96,370 34.99%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 7 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to require two-thirds vote of the elected members of the Legislature to expend any principal amount of the Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund or any successor funds?

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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