Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1, Initiative Signature Validity and Form of Ballot Question Measure (1981)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 3, 1981. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to require all signatures for initiated measures to be dated, require signatures to expire after one year, and feature an initiative in its original form and the amended version by the legislature side-by-side for voters to choose between the competing measures. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to require all signatures for initiated measures to be dated, require signatures to expire after one year, and feature an initiative in its original form and the amended version by the legislature side-by-side for voters to choose between the competing measures. |
Election results
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Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 |
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141,975 | 64.79% | ||
| No | 77,170 | 35.21% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to change the initiative provisions to require that for initiatives begun after the effective date of this resolution all signatures be dated and limit the validity of a signature to one year? | ” |
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.
See also
External links
- The Lewiston Journal, "State of Maine Special Election November 3, 1981: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 27, 1981
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
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