Maine Repeal Treasurer Term Limit, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1951)
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The Maine Repeal Treasurer Term Limit Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1, was on the September 10, 1951 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure repealed the provision limiting the State Treasurer to serve no more than six years successively.[1][2] This amended Section 1 of Article V, Part Fourth of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1951) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 27,073 | 54.81% | ||
| No | 22,320 | 45.19% | ||
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 remove the provision the treasurer shall not be eligible more than 6 years successively?" [4] |
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Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes made by this measure can be read here.
See also
- Maine 1951 ballot measures
- 1951 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Evening Journal, "Specimen Ballot," August 31, 1951
- 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 Lewiston Evening Journal, "Specimen Ballot," August 31, 1951
- ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine Passed by the Ninety-fifth Legislature 1951 "Chapter 102," 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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