Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1, Change Initiative Petition Signature Requirements Measure (September 1948)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 13, 1948. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require signatures from citizens numbering at least 10% of the total vote for Governor cast in the last gubernatorial election in order to certify an initiatied law to go before the legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution, maintaining that over 10,000 signatures be required to certify an initiative petition to go before the legislature. |
Election results
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Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 |
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68,237 | 50.95% | ||
| No | 65,698 | 49.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for Additional Signers in Petitions for Referendum? | ” |
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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Footnotes
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