Maine Voter Residence Qualification Amendment (September 1938)
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| Topic Residency voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Voter Residence Qualification Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 12, 1938. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported lengthening the amount of time it took to qualify as a resident to vote. |
A "no" vote opposed lengthening the amount of time it took to qualify as a resident to vote. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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125,996 | 61.36% | ||
| No | 79,342 | 38.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Voter Residence Qualification Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide For Longer Residence to Qualify as a Voter? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Maine Constitution
A two-thirds majority (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for 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 State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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