Maine Question 12, State's Borrowing Power Amendment (September 1951)
| Maine Question 12 | |
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| Topic Debt limits and Public economic investment policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Question 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 10, 1951. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported clarifying the provisions regarding the state's borrowing power. |
A "no" vote opposed clarifying the provisions regarding the state's borrowing power. |
Election results
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Maine Question 12 |
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28,758 | 62.06% | ||
| No | 17,582 | 37.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 12 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by resolution of the legislature to clarify the provisions that relate to the state's borrowing power? | ” |
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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