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Maine Question 6, House of Representatives Age Qualification Amendment (1972)

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Maine Question 6

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Election date

November 7, 1972

Topic
State legislative authority
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Maine Question 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 7, 1972. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported reducing the age qualification for members of the House of Representatives to 20 years. 

A "no" vote opposed reducing the age qualification for members of the House of Representatives to 20 years. 


Election results

Maine Question 6

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 179,557 48.05%

Defeated No

194,166 51.95%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature to reduce the age of qualification as a Member of the House of Representatives to twenty years?


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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