Maine Question 8, Exempt Watercraft from Personal Property Tax Amendment (1984)

Maine Question 8
Election date November 6, 1984
Topic Property tax exemptions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Maine Question 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 6, 1984. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to exempt all watercraft from personal property tax as long as some watercraft are subject to a municipal excise tax.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to exempt all watercraft from personal property tax as long as some watercraft are subject to a municipal excise tax.

Election results

Maine Question 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		336,848	66.55%
No		169,286	33.45%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 8 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended so that no watercraft will be taxed as personal property, provided there is an excise tax on some watercraft collected and used by municipalities?

”

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.

See also

1984 Measures

• 1984 Measures
• Property tax exemptions on the ballot
• 1984 legislative sessions

Maine

• Maine ballot measures
• Maine ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Maine Law and Legislative Digital Library Home - Election Returns
• Maine Referendum Guide - 1984