Maine Officer on Tribal Relations Amendment (2024)
| Maine Officer on Tribal Relations Amendment | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic American Indian issues | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Maine Officer on Tribal Relations Amendment was not on the ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.
This amendment would have established the position of Officer on Tribal Relations to improve relations between Indian tribes and the state.[1]
Text of measure
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The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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.
The legislation was introduced as Maine House Bill 1834 in the 2023-2024 legislative session. On March 7, 2024, the Maine House of Representatives voted 81-60 to approve the amendment. On March 13, the State Senate amended the measure to pass it as a state statute.[2]
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