Maine Question 15, Odd Number of State Senators Amendment (1969)

Maine Question 15
Election date November 4, 1969
Topic State legislative structure
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Maine Question 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 4, 1969. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported enacting that the members of the Senate should be an odd number with no fewer than 31 members and no more than 41.

A "no" vote supported enacting that the members of the Senate should be an odd number with no fewer than 31 members and no more than 41.

Election results

Maine Question 15
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		76,330	56.84%
No		57,950	43.16%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 15 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature to provide for an odd numbered Senate of not less than thirty-one nor more than forty-one senators following the constitutionally required apportionment in 1971?

”

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.

See also

1969 Measures

• 1969 Measures
• State legislative structure on the ballot
• 1969 legislative sessions

Maine

• Maine ballot measures
• Maine ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Maine Voter Guide (1969)