Maine Women's Suffrage for Presidential Elections Referendum (September 1920)
| Maine Women's Suffrage for Presidential Elections Referendum | |
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| Topic Sex and gender issues and Women's suffrage |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Maine Women's Suffrage for Presidential Elections Referendum was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Maine on September 13, 1920. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported legislation to provide women with the right to vote in presidential elections. |
A "no" vote opposed legislation to provide women with the right to vote in presidential elections. |
Election results
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88,080 | 74.30% | ||
| No | 30,462 | 25.70% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Women's Suffrage for Presidential Elections Referendum was as follows:
| “ | Shall Chapter 120 of the Public Laws of 1919 entitled "An act granting to women the right to vote for presidential electors," become a law? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In Maine, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 10% of the total votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election prior to the filing of such petition. Signatures for veto referendums are due 90 days following the final adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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Footnotes
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