Maine Question 1, Standard Time Referendum (December 1925)
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| Topic Time standards |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Maine Question 1 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Maine on December 7, 1925. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing the standard time in Maine as based on the mean astronomical time of the seventy-fifth degree of longitude west from Greenwich, also known as Standard Eastern Time. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing the standard time in Maine as based on the mean astronomical time of the seventy-fifth degree of longitude west from Greenwich, also known as Standard Eastern Time. |
Election results
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34,414 | 54.74% | ||
| No | 28,454 | 45.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall an Act Entitled "An Act Relaing to Standard Time" Become a Law? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In Maine, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 10% of the total votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election prior to the filing of such petition. Signatures for veto referendums are due 90 days following the final adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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