Maine Question 3, Limits on State Guaranteed Loans Amendment (1978)

Maine Question 3
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic Bond issues and Insurance policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Maine Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 7, 1978. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported reducing and combining the guarantee limits for enterprise insurance within the State and making registered vessels eligible for the same limit.

A "no" vote opposed reducing and combining the guarantee limits for enterprise insurance within the State and making registered vessels eligible for the same limit.

Election results

Maine Question 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		204,747	68.18%
No		95,546	31.82%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the First Regular Session of the 108th Legislature to reduce and combine the guarantee limits for the insurance of enterprises within the State, and to make vessels registered in the State eligible for such insurance?

”

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

1978 Measures

• 1978 Measures
• Insurance policy on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1978 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 (1978)