Maine Amendment 1, Allow the Use of Voting Machines in Elections Measure (September 1933)
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 11, 1933. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow for the use of mechanical voting devices in state elections if the right of secret voting is maintained. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow for the use of mechanical voting devices in state elections. |
Election results
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Maine Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 57,230 | 46.99% | ||
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64,553 | 53.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the legislature authorizing the use of voting machines in elections? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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