Maine Referendum Petition Signature Requirements, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1948)
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The Maine Referendum Petition Signature Requirements, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1, was on the September 13, 1948 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1][2] The measure changed the signature requirement for referendum petitions from 10,000 electors to at least 10 percent of the total vote for governor cast in the last gubernatorial election preceding the filing of the petition. This amended Section 17 of Article IV, Part Third of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Aftermath
- See also: Maine Direct initiatives Signature Requirements, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1951)
A similar 10 percent signature requirement was later implemented for direct initiative petitions, as well.
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1948) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 68,237 | 50.95% | ||
| No | 65,698 | 49.05% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
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"Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the legislature to provide for additional signers in petitions for referendum?" [4] |
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Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes made by this measure can be read here.
Similar measures
- Maine Direct initiatives Signature Requirements, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1951)
See also
- Maine 1948 ballot measures
- 1948 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 11, 1948
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 11, 1948
- ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine Passed by the Ninety-third Legislature 1947, "Chapter 37," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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