Maine Voting Machines, Amendment No. 3 (1935)
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The Maine Voting Machines Referendum, also known as Amendment No. 3, was on the September 9, 1935 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure allowed for the use of voting machines, so long as they did not violate the right to secret voting.[2] This amended Section 5 of Article II of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Election results
| Maine Amendment No. 3 (1935) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 17,855 | 61.89% | ||
| No | 10,996 | 38.11% | ||
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
| “ | "Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the legislature authorizing the use of voting machines in elections?" By Chapter 110 of the Resolves of 1935, it is proposed to further amend Article II of the Constitution, by adding thereto the following section: 'Sec. 5. Voting machines, or other mechanical devices for voting, may be used at all elections under such regulations as may be prescribed by law; provided, however, the right of secret voting shall be preserved.' [4] |
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Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes made by this measure can be read here.
Similar measures
The use of voting machines was previously voted upon as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment and defeated in 1933.
See also
- Maine 1935 ballot measures
- 1935 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Bath Independent, "List of Questions," September 5, 1935
- 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 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bath Independent, "List of Questions," September 5, 1935
- ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine Passed by the Eighty-Seventh Legislature 1935, "Chapter 110," 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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