Maine Relating to Military, Amendment No. 1 (1919)

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The Maine Relating to Military Referendum, also known as Amendment No. 1, was on the September 8, 1919 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure required that all commissioned officers of the militia be appointed and commissioned by the Governor. It also would have made the Legislature designate qualifications necessary for holding a commission in the militia and shall prescribe the mode of selection of officers for the several grades. This repealed and replaced Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Article VII of the Maine Constitution.

Election results

Maine Amendment No. 1 (1919)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		15,826	58.95%
No		11,020	41.05%

Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-

Text of measure

See also: Maine Constitution, Article VII, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

The full text of the ballot language can be read here.

Constitutional changes

The full text of the proposed constitutional changes can be read here.

Similar measures

In 1917, this measure failed to pass as Maine Relating to Military, Proposed Amendment No. 4 (1917).

See also

Suggest a link

• Maine 1919 ballot measures
• 1919 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Evening Journal, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments to be Voted Upon September 8, 1919," August 23, 1919
• Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
• National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database

Footnotes

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