Maine Question 7, Gubernatorial Line-Item Budgetary Veto Power Amendment (1995)

Maine Question 7
Election date November 7, 1995
Topic State executive official measures
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 7, 1995. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating the gubernatorial power of line-item veto for dollar amounts appearing in appropriation or allocation sections of legislative documents.

A "no" vote opposed creating the gubernatorial power of line-item veto for dollar amounts appearing in appropriation or allocation sections of legislative documents.

Election results

Maine Question 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		286,929	71.35%
No		115,216	28.65%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 7 was as follows:

“

Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to give the Governor a line-item veto over expenditures of state funds, providing that vetoed items may be passed over the Governor's veto by a majority of all the elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives?

”

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

1995 Measures

• 1995 Measures
• State executive official measures on the ballot
• 1995 legislative sessions

Maine

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• Maine ballot measure laws

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External links

• Maine Voter Guide (1995)