Maine Question 7, Municipal Debt Limit Increase Amendment (September 1951)
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| Topic Debt limits and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Maine Question 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 10, 1951. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported raising the limit on municipal debt and liability from five percent to seven and a half percent. |
A "no" vote opposed raising the limit on municipal debt and liability from five percent to seven and a half percent. |
Election results
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Maine Question 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 21,478 | 45.02% | ||
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26,232 | 54.98% | ||
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 increase from 5% to 7½% the limitation of municipal indebtedness | ” |
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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