Maine Question 2, Judicial Term Limits Amendment (1976)

Maine Question 2
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic Judicial term limits
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Maine Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing justices whose terms have expired or have reached the mandatory retirement age to stay in office for up to a period of six months or until a successor is appointed.

A "no" vote opposed allowing justices whose terms have expired or have reached the mandatory retirement age to stay in office for up to a period of six months or until a successor is appointed.

Election results

Maine Question 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		331,802	75.91%
No		105,278	24.09%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature to allow judges whose terms of office expire or who reach mandatory retirement age to continue to hold office for up to 6 months until their successors are appointed?

”

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

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• Judicial term limits on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Maine

• Maine ballot measures
• Maine ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Maine Voter Guide (1976)