Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2, State Representative Residency Requirements Measure (1981)
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| Topic State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 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 remove the requirement that members of the state House must continue to reside in the same town after being elected. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to remove the requirement that members of the state House must continue to reside in the same town after being elected. |
Election results
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Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 |
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193,862 | 83.88% | ||
| No | 37,257 | 16.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to clarify the residency requirements for candidates for and members of the House of Representatives by requiring that they must reside in the district which they represent? | ” |
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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