Maine Senate Membership, Proposed Constitutional Amendment (1931)
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The Maine Senate Membership Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment, was on the September 14, 1931 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure changed the apportionment of senators in the Maine State Senate.[1][2] This amended Sections 1, 2 and 5 of Article IV, Part Second of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment (1931) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 9,709 | 51.97% | ||
| No | 8,972 | 48.03% | ||
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
- See also: Maine Constitution, Article IV, Part Second, Sections 1, 2 and 5
The full text of the ballot language can be read here.
Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes can be read here.
See also
- Maine 1931 ballot measures
- 1931 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Evening Journal, "List of Questions," September 5, 1931
- Main 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 3, 2014
- ↑ Lewiston Evening Journal, "List of Questions," September 5, 1931
- ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine Passed by the Eighty-Fifth Legislature 1931, "Chapter 133," accessed April 18, 2014
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