Maine Question 7, Elimination of Pauper Voting Restrictions Amendment (1965)

Maine Question 7
Election date November 2, 1965
Topic Suffrage
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Maine Question 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 2, 1965. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported removing the voting restriction against paupers and clarify restriction against those under guardianship to those under guardianship for intellectual disabilities

A "no" vote supported removing the voting restriction against paupers and clarify restriction against those under guardianship to those under guardianship for intellectual disabilities.

Election results

Maine Question 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		28,233	60.25%
No		18,630	39.75%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 7 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature to Eliminate Voting Restrictions on Paupers?

”

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

1965 Measures

• 1965 Measures
• Suffrage on the ballot
• 1965 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 (1965)