Maine Question 5, Two-Thirds Legislative Vote to Change Purpose of State Lands Amendment (1993)
| Maine Question 5 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1993 | |
| Topic Forests and parks | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Maine Question 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 2, 1993. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring a two-thirds vote of the legislature to reduce or change the purpose of state park, conservation, or recreation land. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring a two-thirds vote of the legislature to reduce or change the purpose of state park, conservation, or recreation land. |
Election results
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Maine Question 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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169,485 | 72.88% | ||
| No | 63,056 | 27.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 5 was as follows:
| “ | Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to protect state park or other designated conservation or recreation land by requiring a 2/3 vote of the Legislature to reduce it or change its purpose? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
The ballot measure added a Section 23 to Article IX of the Maine Constitution. The following underlined language was added:[1]
Sec. 23. State park land, public lots or other real estate held by the State for conservation or recreation purposes and designated by legislation implementing this section may not be reduced or its uses substantially altered except on the vote of 2/3 of all the members elected to each House. The proceeds from the sale of such land must be used to purchase additional real estate in the same county for the same purposes.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Maine Constitution
In Maine, a two-thirds vote is required in one legislative session of 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 Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
The constitutional amendment was introduced as Legislative Document 228 (LD 228) in 1993.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "LD 228," accessed July 20, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Legislative History Collection - 116th Legislature (1992-1994)," accessed July 20, 2021
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