Year

Bill Number, If Available

Title of Legislation and Wording of Ballot Question

Date and Result of Vote

Enacted Law Citation

 Amend-  ment #

 Article Amended

Effective Date

 

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolve Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of this State. (Shall the Following Amendment be Added to the Constitution of this State? The Electors Resident in any City, May at any Meeting Duly Notified for the Choice of Representatives, Vote for Such Representative in their Respective Ward Meetings...)

Feb. 4, 1835

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolve, to Amend the Constitution, Relative to Bail (…that no Person before Conviction shall be Bailable for any of the Crimes which now are, or have been Denominated Capital Offenses since the Adoption of the Constitution…)

Mar. 21, 1838

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment of the Constitution of the State . (All Judicial Officers, Now in Office, or who may be hereafter Appointed, shall from and after the first Day of March, in the Year Eighteen Hundred and Forty, Hold their Offices for the Term of Seven Years...)

Jan. 10, 1840

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolves, Proposing for Amendments to the Constitution in Relation to the Meeting of the Legislature, the Number of Representatives, and the Terms of Office of the Governor and Other State Officers ( 1. Shall the Constitution be Amended by Adopting the First Resolve for the Amendment of the Constitution , Passed by the Legislature, Proposing to Elect the Governor, Members of the Legislature and Other State Officers for the Term of Two Years, and that the Legislature Shall Meet Once in Two Years?; 2. Shall the Constitution be Amended by Adopting the Second Resolve passed by the Legislature for the Amendment of the Constitution, Proposing that the Number of Representatives shall be Established at One Hundred and Fifty One?)

Mar. 17, 1842

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolves Providing for an Amendment to the Constitution in Relation to the Meeting of the Legislature. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolve of the legislature, Providing, that the Annual Meeting of the Legislature Shall be on the Second Wednesday of May, Instead of the First Wednesday of January...)

Mar. 26, 1845

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolves Providing for an Amendment of the Constitution in Relation to Pledging the Credit of the State, and Creating a State Debt. (Shall the Constitution be Amended by Adding thereto the Following Words and Provisions: the Credit of the State Shall not be Loaned Directly or Indirectly in Any Case; and the Legislature Shall not Create Any Debt or Debts,...)

July 29, 1848

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolves Providing for an Amendment of the Constitution in Relation to the Election of Governor, Senators and Members of the House of Representatives. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolve of the Legislature, Providing, that the Governor, Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, shall be Elected by the "Highest Number ," instead of "a Majority" of Votes)

July 29, 1848

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolve Providing for an Amendment to the Constitution in Relation to the Meeting of the Legislature. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolve of the Legislature Providing that the Meeting of the Legislature Shall be on the First Wednesday of January, instead of the Second Wednesday in May...)

May 30, 1851

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolve Providing for an Amendment to the Constitution in Relating to the Elective Franchise. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolve of the Legislature Providing that the Judges of Probate, Registers of Probate, Sheriffs and Municipal and Police Judges shall be Chosen by the People, and also Providing that Land Agent, Attorney General and Adjutant General Shall be Chosen by the Legislature...)

 

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolve Providing for an Amendment to the Constitution so as to Allow Soldiers Absent from the State to Vote for Governor, Senators, Representatives and County Officers. (Shall the Constitution be Amended, as Proposed by a Resolve of the Legislature, Providing that Citizens of the State Absent Therefrom in the Military Service of The United States or of this State, shall not be Deemed to have Lost their Residence in this State by Reason of Such Absence , but shall be Allowed to Vote Wherever They may Be...)

Oct. 6, 1864

S.D. 11

Resolves Providing for an Amendment of the Constitution so as to Authorize a Limited Reimbursement of Municipal War Expenditures by Loaning the Credit of the State. (Shall the Constitution be Amended so as to Authorize the Assumption of Municipal War Debts by Loaning the Credit of the State to an Amount Not Exceeding in the Aggregate Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars?)

Oct. 8, 1868

No House or Senate Document available. Text of the Approved Resolve Included.

Resolves Providing for an Amendment of the Constitution Authorizing the Dividing of Towns into Voting Districts (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolve of the Legislature, Providing for an Amendment of the Constitution Authorizing the Legislature to Divide Towns into Voting Districts)

Jan. 6, 1870

S.D. 11

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended by Resolves of the Legislature, Approved on the Twenty-fourth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, to wit Election of Senators by Plurality Vote)

Jan.5, 1876

S.D. 12

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended by Resolves of the Legislature, Approved on the Twenty-fourth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, to wit Special Legislation and Corporations)

Jan.5, 1876

S.D. 15

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended by Resolves of the Legislature, Approved on the Twenty-fourth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, to wit Power of the Governor to Pardon)

Jan.5, 1876

S.D. 18

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended by Resolves of the Legislature, Approved on the Twenty-fourth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, to wit Appointment of Judges of Municipal and Police Courts)

Jan.5, 1876

S.D. 19

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended by Resolves of the Legislature, Approved on the Twenty-fourth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, to wit in Relation to Taxation)

Jan.5, 1876

S.D. 21

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended by Resolves of the Legislature, Approved on the Twenty-fourth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, to wit Abolishing the Land Agency)

Jan.5, 1876

S.D. 43

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended by Resolves of the Legislature, Approved on the Twenty-fourth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, to wit Constitutional Conventions)

Jan.5, 1876

S.D. 7

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended by Resolves of the Legislature, Approved on the Twenty-fourth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, to wit Bribery at Elections)

Jan.5, 1876

S.D. 22

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended by Resolves of the Legislature, Approved on the Twenty-fourth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, to wit Codification of the Amended Constitution)

Jan.5, 1876

H.D. 73 and H.D. 95 (Two proposed amendments combined into one Resolve)

Resolves Providing for Certain Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine be Amended, as Proposed by Resolves of the Legislature, approved on the ninth Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-seven, to wit: Electors and Municiapl Indebtedness)

Jan. 2, 1878

H.D. 125

Resolutions Concerning an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature, Providing for Biennial Sessions of the Legislature; and that the Governor and Other State Officers Shall be Elected on the Second Monday of September Biennially)

Mar. 18, 1880

(No Text of Bill available-Text of Approve Resolve Included)

Resolves Providing for an Amendment of the Constitution, so as to Elect the Governor by a Plurality, Instead of of a Majority, of Votes. (Shall the Constitution be Amended so as to Provide for the Election of Governor by a Plurality, Instead of a Majority)

Nov. 9, 1880

H.D. 105

Resolves Providing for an Amendment of the Constitution, Changing the Term of Office of Senators and Representatives. (Shall the Constitution be Amended so as to Change the Term of Office of Senators and Representatives)

Not Available

H.D. 17

Resolves Providing for an Amendment of the Constitution, Forever Prohibiting the Manufacture of Intoxicating Liquors and Prohibiting their Sale Except for Medicinal and Mechanical Purposes and the Arts. (Shall the Constitution be Amended so as to Prohibit Forever the Manufacture, Sale and Keeping for Sale of Intoxicating Liquors)

Jan. 7, 1885

S.D. 63

Resolves Concerning an Amendment of the Constitution relative to Eligibility of the Treasurer. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature, Providing that the Treasurer of State shall not be Eligible more than Six Years Successively)

Jan. 2 1889

H.D. 260

Resolves Concerning an Amendment of the Constitution , Relative to Appointment of Adjutant General. (Shall The Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing that the Adjutant General and Quarter Master General Shall be Appointed by the Governor)

Jan. 4 1893

S.D. 210

Resolves, Providing for an Educational Qualification of Voters. (Shall the Constitution be so Amended so as to Change the Qualification of Voters, as Proposed in Said Resolve)

Jan. 4, 1893

S.D. 207

Resolve for Amendment to the Constitution Relating to Election of Senators to Fill Vacancies. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing that Vacancies in the Senate, Arising from Death, Resignation, Removal From the State or Like Causes, shall be Filled by an Immediate Election in the Unrepresented District)

Jan. 5, 1898

H.D. 9 Ought to Pass-New Draft H.D. 441

Resolves, Proposing an Amendment to Article Four of the Constitution of Maine, Establishing a People's Veto through the Optional Referendum, and a Direct Initiative by Petition and at General or Special Elections. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for the Establishment of a People's Veto through the Optional Referendum and a Direct Initiative by Petition and at General or Special Elections?)

Jan. 6, 1909

S.D. 168

Resolve to Amend Section Two of Article Ten of the Constitution of the State of Maine. (No Descriptive title for the Referendum available)

Jan. 6, 1909

No Document Number Located

Resolve to Amend the Constitution with Reference to the Seat of Government. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by Resolution of the Legislature Providing the "Augusta is Hereby Declared to be the Seat of Government of This State")

Jul. 12, 1913

H.D. 31 Ought to Pass-New Draft H.D. 759

Resolve to Amend Article Twenty-two of the Constitution, Relating to Cities of Forty Thousand Inhabitants or More to Increase the Municipal Indebtedness to Seven and One-half Per Centum. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by Resolution of the Legislature Providing that the Towns Having a Population of Forty Thousand Inhabitants or More, According to the Last Census taken by the United States, be Permitted to Create a Debt or Liability which Single or in the Aggregate Equals Seven and One-half Per Centum of its Last Regular Valuation and that the Increase in Amount of Debt be no Greater than One-quarter of One Per Centum, over the Present Rate of Five Per Cent in any One Year)

Jul. 12, 1913

H.D. 1 (Text of H.D. 1 is unavailable. Text of Resolve is included.)

Resolve, Amending Article Nine of the Constitution , so as to Provide for a Bond Issue for State Highways. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for the Issuing of State Bonds for the Purposes of Building and Maintaining State Highways?)

Jul. 12, 1913

S.D. 385

Resolve, for an Amendment to the Constitution Providing for the Classification of Property for the Purposes of Taxation. (Shall the Constitution be Amended Providing for the Classification of Property for the Purposes of Taxation?)

Jul. 3, 1915

S.D. 665

Resolve Relating to Amendments to the Constitution, Providing the Time of Elections for Adopting Said Amendments. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Permitting Amendments to the Constitution to be Voted Upon at Regular Elections?)

Jul. 3, 1915

S.D. 52

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Maine Relative to the Tenure of the Office of Sheriff. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Granting to the Governor, by the Consent and Advice of the Council, the Power to Remove Sheriffs who do not Faithfully and Efficiently Perform the Duties Imposed Upon Them by Law, and to Appoint Another Sheriff in his Place for the Remainder of the Term for which such Removed Sheriff was Elected?)

Sept. 25, 1917

H.D. 423 Ought to Pass-New Draft (No Text of New Draft not available-Text of Approve Resolve Included)

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to Section Three of Part One of Article Four of the Constitution in Regard to the Apportionment of Representatives in the Event of Merger of Towns and Cities. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature, Allowing Representation in the House of representatives to Remain as Formerly in the Event of the Merger of Towns and Cities?)

Sept. 25, 1917

H.D. 65

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to Article Seven of the Constitution, Relating to Military. (Shall Article Seven of the Constitution Relating to Military be Amended as Proposed by a Resolve of the Legislature?)

Sept. 24, 1919

S.D. 168

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to Article Nine of the Constitution so as to Provide for a Bond Issue for the Purposes of Building and Maintaining Public Wharves and for the Establishment of Adequate Port Facilities in the State of Maine. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for the Issuing of State Bonds for the Purposes of Building and Maintaining Public Wharves and for the Establishment of Adequate Port Facilities in the State of Maine?)

Sept. 24, 1919

S.D. 202 Ought to Pass-New Draft S.D. 293

Resolve, Amending Article IX of the Constitution, as Amended by Article XXXV of the Constitution, Increasing the State Debt Limit. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for an Increase in the State Debt Limit?)

Sept. 24, 1919

S.D. 197 Ought to Pass-New Draft S.D. 255

Resolve, Amending Article IX of the Constitution, as Amended by Article XXXV of the Constitution , Increasing the Amount of Bonds to be Issued for the Purpose of Building State Highways and Providing for the Building of Intrastate, Interstate and International Bridges. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature for an Increase in the Amount of State Bonds to be Issued for the Purpose of Building State Highways and Intrastate, Interstate and International Bridges?)

Sept. 24, 1919

H.D. 166

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to Section One of Article Two of the Constitution of the State of Maine, Providing for the Continuation of the Right of Suffrage to a Person Otherwise Qualified to Vote for Governor, Senators, and Representatives in this State, in the Town or Plantation where His Residence for Suffrage Purposes has been Established, for a Period of Three Months after his Removal therefrom to Another Town or Plantation within this State. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for the Continuation of the Right of Suffrage to a Person Otherwise Qualified to Vote for Governor, Senators, and Representatives in this State, in the Town or Plantation where His Residence for Suffrage Purposes has been Established, for a Period of Three Months after his Removal therefrom to Another Town or Plantation within this State?)

Jan. 7 1920

No Document Number Available. Text of Resolve substituted.

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to Article Nine of the Constitution to Provide for a Bond Issue for the Purpose of Paying a Bonus to Maine Soldiers and Sailors in the War with Germany. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for the Issuance of State Bonds for the Purpose of Paying a Bonus to Maine Soldiers and Sailors in the War with Germany?)

Sept. 22, 1920

H.D. 10 Ought to Pass-New Draft H.D. 98

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Maine, Empowering the Legislature to Authorize Towns to have More than One Voting Place for All State and National Elections. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Granting to the Legislature Power to Authorize Towns to Have More than One Voting Place for All State and National Elections?)

Sept. 22, 1920

S.D. 1

Resolve. Proposing an Amendment to Section Five, Article Four, Part First, of the Constitution, as Amended by the Twenty-third Amendment, Relating to Absent Voting. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Allowing Voters Absent from Voting Districts on the Day of Election, to Vote?)

Oct. 4, 1921

S.D. 115 Ought to Pass-New Draft S.D. 243

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to Article IX of the Constitution Authorizing the Issuing of Bonds to be Used for the Purpose of Building a Bridge Across the Kennebec River Between the City of Bath and the Town of Woolwich. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for an Increase in the Amount of State Bonds to be Issued for the Purpose of Building a Highway or Combination Highwayand Railroad Bridge Across the Kennebec River, Between the City of Bath and the Town of Woolwich?)

Sept. 29, 1925

S.D. 196 Ought to Pass-New Draft S.D. 314

Resolve, Amending Section Seventeen of Article Nine of the Constitution of Maine . (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for an Increase in the Amount of State Bonds to be Issued for the Purpose of Building State Highways and Intrastate, Interstate and International Bridges?)

Sept. 29, 1925

S.D. 244 Ought to Pass-New Draft S.D. 391

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Filling Councilor Vacancies. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for the Filling of Vacancies in the Council?)

Sept. 27, 1929

S.D. 221 Ought to Pass-New Draft S.D. 387

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to Article IX of the Constitution Authorizing the Issuing of Bonds for the Purpose of Building a Bridge Across the Penobscot River, to be Known as the Waldo-Hancock Bridge. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for an Increase in the Amount of State Bonds to be Issued for the Purpose of Building a State Highway Bridge Across the Penobscot River, from Either the Town of Prospect or the Town of Stockton Springs to Either the Town of Bucksport or the Town of Verona?)

Oct. 25, 1929

S.D.76 Ought to Pass-New Draft S.D.394

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for an Additional Issue of Highway and Bridge Bonds. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for an Increase in the Amount of State Bonds to Be Issued for the Purpose of Building State Highways and Intrastate, Interstate and International Bridges?)

Oct. 25, 1929

L.D. 1055

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution, to Provide for the Number of Senators. (Shall the Constitution be Amended by a Resolution of the Legislature, Providing for Members of the Senate?)

Oct. 7, 1931

L.D. 138 Text of Bill Unavailable-Text of Approve Resolve Included)

Resolve, Proposing the Repeal of the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution, Relating to the Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors. (Shall the Constitution be Amended by the Repeal of the 26th Amendment Relating to the Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors?)

Oct. 1, 1934

L.D. 22 Text of Bill Unavailable-Text of Approve Resolve Included)

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for an Increase of the State Debt. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for an Increase of the State Debt Limit?)

Oct. 1, 1934

L.D. 25 Text of Bill Unavailable-Text of Approve Resolve Included)

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for a Bond Issue, the Proceeds of Which to be Disbursed for the Construction, Improvement and Equipment of State Buildings. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for a Bond Issue for the Construction, Improvement and Equipment of State Buildings?)

Oct. 1, 1934

L.D. 142 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 757

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Longer Residence to Qualify as a Voter. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for Longer Residence of 6 Months Instead of 3 Months to Qualify as a Voter?)

Oct. 8, 1935

L.D. 477

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for an Additional Issue of Highway Bonds. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for an Increase in the Amount of State Bonds to be Issued for the Purpose of Matching Federal Aid Money Available for the Construction of State Highways?)

Oct. 8, 1935

L.D. 25

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Authorize the Use of Voting Machines in Elections. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Authorizing the Use of Voting Machines in Elections?)

Oct. 8, 1935

L.D. 935

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for a Bond Issue, the Proceeds of Which to be Disbursed for the Furnishing and Paying of Additional Funds Necessary Maintenance, Interest and Retirement of Bonds Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for a Bond Issue for Furnishing and Paying any Additional Funds Necessary for the Maintenance, Interest and Retirement of Bonds Issued by the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District?)

Oct. 8, 1935

L.D. 109

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Longer Residence to Qualify as a Voter. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide For Longer Residence to Qualify as a Voter?)

Oct. 3, 1938

L.D. 339

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Limit to Highway Purposes the Use of Revenues Derived from the Taxation of Vehicles Used on the Public Highways, and Fuels Used for Propulsion of Such Vehicles. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolve of the Legislature, Limiting to Highway Purposes the Use of Revenues Derived from the Taxation of Vehicles Used on Public Highways and Fuels Used for Propulsion of Such Vehicles?)

Oct. 27, 1944

L.D. 238

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution for Additional Signers in Petitions for Referendum. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for Additional Signers in Petitions for Referendum?)

Oct. 20, 1948

L.D. 1459

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Regulate Traveling Expenses of Members of the Legislature. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Regulate Traveling Expenses of Members of the Legislature?)

Oct. 20, 1948

L.D. 30

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Codify the Constitution. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Codify the Constitution?)

Oct. 12,1950

L.D. 874

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Change the Date of Filing Initiated Legislation. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Change the Date of Filing Initiated Legislation?)

Oct. 12,1950

L.D. 885

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Empower the Legislature with the Consent of the People to Authorize the Issuance of State Bonds for Any Purpose Stated in the Constitution. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Empower the Legislature with the Consent of the People to Authorize the Issuance of State Bonds for Any Purpose Stated in the Constitution?)

Oct. 12,1950

L.D. 398 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1522

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Authorize the Issuance of Bonds to be Used for the Purpose of Building a Combination Highway and Railroad Bridge Across the Fore River as Authorized by the Legislature. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Authorize the Issuing of Bonds in an Amount not Exceeding $7,000,000 to be Used for the Purpose of Building a Combination Highway and Railroad Bridge Across the Fore River as Authorized by the Legislature?)

Oct. 12,1950

L.D. 882

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Apportion the Number of Members of the House of Representatives to the Several Towns. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Apportion the Number of Members of the House of Representatives to the Several Towns?)

Oct. 12,1950

L.D. 686

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Remove the Provision That the Treasurer Shall Not be Eligible More Than Six Years Successively. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Remove the Provision That the Treasurer Shall Not be Eligible More Than Six Years Successively?)

Sept. 26, 1951

L.D. 694

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Providing for Additional Signers for Direct Initiative of Legislation. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing that Direct Initiative of Legislation Shall Require not Less Than 10% of the Total Vote for Governor as Cast in the Last Previous Gubernatorial Election?)

Sept. 26, 1951

L.D. 576

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Make Temporarily Inoperative any Measure Adopted by the People which Fails to Provide a Revenue Adequate for its Service. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Make Temporarily Inoperative any Measure Adopted by the People which Fails to Provide a Revenue Adequate for its Service?)

Sept. 26, 1951

L.D. 695

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Exempt Rental Agreements with the Maine School Building Authority from the Limitations of Municipal Indebtedness. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Exempt Rental Agreements with the Maine School Building Authority from the Limitations of Municipal Indebtedness?)

Sept. 26, 1951

L.D. 52 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1393

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Relating to Voting by Citizens in the Armed Forces and Others Absent or Physically Incapacitated. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Re-affirm the Right to Vote of Citizens Absent in the Armed Forces and Others Absent or Physically Incapacitated?)

Sept. 26, 1951

L.D. 855 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1320

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Clarify the Provisions that Relate to the State's Borrowing Power. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Clarify the Provisions that Relate to the State's Borrowing Power?)

Sept. 26, 1951

L.D. 912

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Liberalize Limitation of Municipal Indebtedness. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Increase from 5% to 7and 1/2% the Limitation of Municipal Indebtedness?)

Sept. 21, 1954

L.D. 470

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Permitting Indians to Vote. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Permitting Indians to Vote?)

Sept. 21, 1954

L.D. 1188

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Extending Pardon Powers of Governor and Council to Offenses of Juvenile Delinquency. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Extending Pardon Powers of Governor and Council to Offenses of Juvenile Delinquency?)

Sept. 26, 1955

L.D. 478

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Change the Qualifications of Citizenship of the Governor. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Change the Qualifications of Citizenship of the Governor?)

Sept. 26, 1955

L.D. 852

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Exempt Rental Agreements with the Maine School Building Authority from the Limitations of Municipal Indebtedness. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Exempt Rental Agreements with the Maine School Building Authority from the Limitations of Municipal Indebtedness?)

Sept. 26, 1955

L.D. 1548

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Clarify Voting by Persons in Military Service. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Clarify Voting by Persons in Military Service?)

Sept. 26, 1955

L.D. 1301 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1581

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Pledging Credit of State for Guaranteed Loans for Industrial Purposes. (Shall the Constitution which now Provides that the Credit of the State of Maine Shall not be Directly or Indirectly Loaned in Any Case, be Amended, as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Pledging Credit of the State and Providing a Twenty Million Dollar Bond Issue for Guaranteed Loans for Industrial Purposes?)

Sept. 19, 1957

L.D. 93

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Changing the Date of the General Election. (Shall the Constitution which now Provides that the General Election shall take Place on the Second Monday of September, Biennially, be Amended, as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature, to the Tuesday Following the First Monday in November?)

Sept. 19, 1957

L.D. 204

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Changing the Tenure of Office of the Governor to Four-Year Terms. (Shall the Constitution which now Provides for a Two-Year Term for the Governor, be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature, to a Four-Year Term with a Further Limitation that He shall not Succeed Himself after Two Such Terms?)

Sept. 19, 1957

L.D. 338

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Continuity of Government in case of Enemy Attack. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide Continuity of Government in Case of Enemy Attack?)

Nov. 30, 1960

L.D. 894

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Limit to Retirement Purposes the Use of Funds of the Maine State Retirement System. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing that the Funds of the Maine State Retirement System shall be Maintained in Trust and shall not be Diverted?)

Nov. 21, 1962

L.D. 1095

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Authorizing the Construction of Industrial Buildings. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Permitting the Registered Voters of a Municipality to Authorize the Issuance of Notes or Bonds in the Name of the Municipality for the Purposes of Constructing Buildings for Industrial Use?)

Nov. 21, 1962

L.D. 1495 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1600

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Affecting the Election, Powers and Apportionment of the House of Representatives. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Affecting the Election, Powers and Apportionment of the House of Representatives?)

Nov. 20, 1963

L.D. 1448

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Forbidding Discrimination Against Any Person Because of Race, Religion, Sex or Ancestry. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Forbidding Discrimination Against Any Person?)

Nov. 20, 1963

L.D. 1430

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Eliminating the Requirement that the Governor Communicate Pardons to the Legislature. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Eliminating the Requirement that the Governor Communicate Pardons to the Legislature?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 1431

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Taking Oaths of Senators and Representatives in Absence of Governor and Council. (Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Taking of Oaths of Senators and Representatives in Absence of Governor and Council?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 1433

Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Relative to Examination of Returns for Senators and to Provide for Election of Senators to Fill Vacancies. (Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Relavive to Examination of Returns for Senators and to Provide for Election of Senators to Fill Vacancies?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 1434

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Eliminating Requirements Relating to Warrants for Public Money and Publication of Receipts and Expenditures. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Eliminating Requirements Relating to Warrants for Public Money and Publication of Receipts and Expenditures?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 1450

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Revise Article VI Relating to Judicial Power. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Revise Article VI Relating to Judicial Power?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 1449

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Relating to Authority of Governor as Commander in Chief. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Relating to Authority of Governor as Commander in Chief?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 1451

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Designating Procedure for Determining the Election of Governor. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Designating Procedure for Determining the Election of Governor?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 1435 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1592

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Clarifying Provisions Governing Assumption of Office of Governor by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Clarifying Provisions Governing Assumption pf Office of Governor by the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 1631

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Increasing the Amount Available for Guaranteed Loans for Industrial Purposes. (Shall the Constitution, which now Provides for the Pledging of Credit of the State to Guarantee Loans for Industrial Purposes, be Amended as Provided by Resolution of the Legislature Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Increasing the Amount Available for Guaranteed Loans for Industrial Purposes, and Providing an Additional $20,000,000 Bond Issue for Guaranteed Loans for Industrial Purposes?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 124

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Clarifying Procedure for Delivering Election Returns to the Secretary of State by Municipalities. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Clarifying Procedure for Delivering Election Returns to the Secretary of State by Municipalities?)

Nov. 18, 1964

L.D. 9

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Eliminate Voting Restrictions on Paupers. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Eliminate Voting Restrictions on Paupers?)

Nov. 12, 1965

L.D. 681

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Pledging Credit of the State for Guaranteed Loans on Personal Property for Industrial Purposes. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Pledging Credit of the State for Guaranteed Loans on Personal Property for Industrial Purposes?)

Nov. 12, 1965

L.D. 774

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Pledging the Credit of State for Guaranteed Loans for Recreational Purposes. (Shall the Constitution which Now, with Certain Exceptions, Provides that the Credit of the State of Maine shall not be Directly or Indirectly Loaned in any Case, be Amended, as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Pledging Credit of the State and Providing for a Ten Million Dollar Bond Issue for Guaranteed Loans for Recreational Purposes?)

Nov. 12, 1965

L.D. 1630

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Affecting the Apportionment of the State Senate. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Amend the Constitution Relating to the Apportionment, Election and Powers of the Senate?)

Nov. 28, 1966

L.D. 249

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Relating to Time for Codifying the Constitution. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Relating to Time for Codifying the Constitution?)

Nov. 20 1967

L.D. 1616

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Pledging Credit of the State and Providing for the Issuance of Bonds Not Exceeding One Million Dollars for Maine Students in Higher Education. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Pledging Credit of the State and Providing for the Issuance of Bonds Not Exceeding One Million Dollars for Maine Students in Higher Education?)

Nov. 20 1967

L.D. 329

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Increase Credit of State for Guaranteed Loans for Recreational Purposes. (Shall the Constitution which now Permits Insuring Payment of Mortage Loans of Recreational Projects not Exceeding Ten Million Dollars, be Amended, as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Pledging Credit of the State for a Twenty-five Million Dollar Bond Issue for Guaranteed Loans for Recreational Purposes?)

Nov. 20 1967

L.D. 563

Resolve, Proposing a Constitutional Amendment Repealing the Offices of Judges and Registers of Probate as Constitutional Officers. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Repealing the Offices of Judges and Registers of Probate as Constitutional Officers?)

Repealed Contingent

L.D. 1499 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1717

Resolve, Proposing Amendments to the Constitution Relating to Temporary Loans in Anticipation of State Tax Revenues and Limitations Thereon. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Relating to Temporary Loans in Anticipation of State Tax Revenues and Limitations Thereon?)

Nov. 20 1967

L.D. 1747

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Insuring Payment of Industrial Loans to Fisheries and Agriculture. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Insuring Payment of Industrial Loans to Fisheries and Agriculture?)

Nov. 20 1967

L.D. 1889

Resolve, Proposing Constitutional Amendment Increasing to $80,000,000 the Limitation on Legislative Authority to Insure Payment of Loans to Industrial Manufacturing, Fishing and Agricultural Enterprises for which Payment the Legislature May Appropriate Moneys or Issue Bonds, or Both on Behalf of the State. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Provided in "Resolve, Proposing Constitutional Amendment Increasing to $80,000,000 the Limitation on Legislative Authority to Insure Payment of Loans to Industrial Manufacturing, Fishing and Agricultural Enterprises for which Payment the Legislature May Appropriate Moneys or Issue Bonds, or Both on Behalf of the State", as Passed by the 103rd Legislature in 3rd Special Session?)

Nov. 20 1967

L.D. 147 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1537

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Regulating the Size of the Senate. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for an Odd Numbered Senate of Not Less than Thirty-one nor More than Forty-one Senators following the Constitutionally Required Apportionment in 1971?)

Nov. 17, 1969

L.D. 451

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Municipal Home Rule. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for Municipal Home Rule?)

Nov. 17, 1969

L.D. 307

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Pledging Credit of State for Loans of Maine School Building Authority. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Pledging Credit of State for Loans of Maine School Building Authority?)

Nov. 17, 1969

L.D. 802

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Reduce the Voting Age to Twenty Years. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Grant Adult Rights to Persons Twenty Years of Age and to Reduce the Voting Age to Twenty Years?)

Nov. 18, 1970

L.D. 1121

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Providing for Valuation of Certain Lands at Current Use. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for Valuation of Certain Lands at Current Value?)

Nov. 18, 1970

L.D. 24

Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Providing for Convening the Legislature at Such Times as the Legislature Deems Necessary. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing for Convening of the legislature at Such Times as the Legislature Deems Necessary?)

Nov. 18, 1970

L.D. 67

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Reduce the Voting Age to Eighteen Years. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Reduce the Voting Age to Eighteen Years?)

Nov. 17, 1971

L.D. 40

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Providing that the Term of Office of the Governor Continues Until His Successor has Qualified. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Providing that the Term of Office of the Governor Continues Until His Successor has Qualified?)

Nov. 17, 1971

L.D. 845

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Pledging the Credit of the State and Providing for the Issuance of Bonds not Exceeding Four Million Dollars for Maine Students in Higher Education. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Pledging Credit of the State and Providing for the Issuance of Bonds not Exceeding Four Million Dollars for Loans for Maine Students in Higher Education?)

Nov. 17, 1971

L.D. 515

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Pledging Credit of the State for Guaranteed Loans for Housing for Indians. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Pledging Credit of the State for Guaranteed Loans for Housing for Indians?)

Nov. 22, 1972

L.D. 1990 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 2027

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Pledging Credit of the State for Guaranteed Loans to Resident Maine Veterans of the Arned Forces of the United States of America. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Pledging Credit of the State for Guaranteed Loans to Resident Maine Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States of America?)

Nov. 22, 1972

L.D. 840 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1804

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Providing for Regulation of Municipal Borrowing by the Legislature. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature for Regulation of Municipal Borrowing by the Legislature?)

Nov. 20, 1973

L.D. 1524

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Clarifying the Status of Bills Presented to the Governor and Time the Legislature Adjourns. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature Clarifying the Status of Bills Presented to the Governor and Time the Legislature Adjourns?)

Nov. 20, 1973

L.D. 2121

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Eliminate the Three-month Voting Residence Requirement Following a Change of Residence Within the State. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Eliminate the Three-month Residence Requirement Following a Change of Residence Within the State?)

Nov. 21, 1974

L.D. 2395 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 2514

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Appointment of Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public to an Initial Term by the Governor with the Approval of the Executive Council and for Additional Terms of These Officers to be by Renewal Commission as Provided by Law. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for Appointment of Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public to an Initial Term by the Governor with the Approval of the Executive Council and for Additional Terms of These Officers to be by Renewal Commission as Provided by Law?)

Nov. 21, 1974

L.D. 2472

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Clarify Validity of Municipal Industrial Parks. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Clarify the Validity of Municipal Industrial Parks?)

Nov. 21, 1974

L.D. 27

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide Single Member Districts for the House of Representatives, to Provide for Apportionment of the House and Senate and to Establish an Apportionment Commission to Plan for All Apportionments of the House and Senate. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide Single Member Districts for the House of Representatives, to Provide for Apportionment of the House and Senate and to Establish an Apportionment Commission to Plan for All Apportionments of the House and Senate?)

Nov. 24, 1975

L.D. 188

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Establish Filing Dates for Initiative and Referendum Petitions; Clarify When the Effective Date of a Bill is Suspended by the Filing of a Referendum Petition; Clarify the Process of Calling a Special Election for an Initiative or Referendum Vote; Limit Legislative Amendment and Repeal of Laws Initiated or Approve by the People; Clarify the Petition Process and Provide for Review of the Validity of Petitions. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Establish Filing Dates for Initiative and Referendum Petitions; Clarify When the Effective Date of a Bill is Suspended by the Filing of a Referendum Petition; Clarify the Process of Calling a Special Election for an Initiative or Referendum Vote; Limit Legislative Amendment and Repeal of Laws Initiated or Approve by the People; Clarify the Petition Process and Provide for Review of the Validity of Petitions?)

Nov. 24, 1975

L.D. 1120

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Determination of Inability of the Governor to Discharge the Powers and Duties of His Office. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for Determination of Inability of the Governor to Discharge the Powers and Duties of His Office?)

Nov. 24, 1975

L.D. 24

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Abolish the Executive Council and to Reassign its Constitutional Powers to the Governor and Legislature, to Eliminate the Office of Notary Public as a Constitutional Office and to Prohibit Appointment of Legislators to Offices Requiring Approval of the Legislature for Appointment. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Abolish the Executive Council and to Reassign its Constitutional Powers to the Governor and Legislature, to Eliminate the Office of Notary Public as a Constitutional Office and to Prohibit Appointment of Legislators to Offices Requiring Approval of the Legislature for Appointment?)

Jan. 4, 1977

L.D. 904 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 1827

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for Annual Sessions of the Legislature. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for Annual Sessions of the Legislature with Limits on the Matters which May be Considered in the Second Regular Session of Each Biennium and to Change the Date of the Convening of the Legislature?)

Nov. 24,1975

L.D. 2159

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Allowing the Governor Ten Days to Act on Legislation. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Allow the Governor Ten Days to Act on Legislation?)

Nov. 16, 1976

L.D. 2209

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Allow Judges Whose Terms of Office Expire or Who Reach Mandatory Retirement Age to Continue to Hold Office for up to 6 Months Until Their Successors are Appointed. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Allow Judges Whose Terms of Office Expire or who Reach Mandatory Retirement Age to Continue to Hold Office up to 6 Months Until their Successors are Appointed?)

Nov. 16, 1976

L.D. 2295

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Increase the Bonding Limit on Maine Veterans' Mortgage Loans from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 and to Decrease theBonding Limit of the Maine School Building Authority from $25,000,000 to $10,000,000. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Increase the Bonding Limit on Maine Veterans' Mortgage Loans from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 and to Decrease the Bonding Limit of the Maine School Building Authority from $25,000,000 to $10,000,000?)

Nov. 16, 1976

L.D. 2206

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Assure Revenues for Bond Service and Prohibit State Bonding of Current Expenditures. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Prohibit State Bonding of Current Expenditures and Assure Revenues for Bond Service?)

Nov. 16, 1976

L.D. 798

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Eliminate the Office of Justice of the Peace as a Constitutional Office. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Eliminate the Office of Justice of the Peace as a Constitutional Office?)

Dec. 7, 1978

L.D. 1300

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Repeal Provisions Relating to the Poll Tax and to Payment in Lieu of Military Duty. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the First Regular Session of the 108th Legislature to Repeal Provisions Relating to the Poll Tax and to Payment in Lieu of Military Duty?)

Dec. 7, 1978

L.D. 778

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Reduce and Combine the Guarantee Limits for Insurance of Enterprises within the Limits of the State, and to Make Vessels Registered in the State Eligible for Such Insurance. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the First Session of the 108th Legislature to Reduce and Combine the Guarantee Limits for the Insurance of Enterprises Within the State, and to Make Vessels Registered in the State Eligible for Such Insurance?)

Dec. 21, 1978

L.D. 1259

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Require the Legislature to Convene in December after the General Election. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide for the Convening of the Legislature in December Following the General Election, Instead of in January?)

Dec. 21, 1978

L.D. 1227

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Require the State Reimburse Municipalities from State Tax Sources for 50% of Losses Caused by Property Tax Exemptions and Credits Enacted after April 1, 1978. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Require the State to Reimburse Municipalities from State Tax Sources for 50% of Losses Caused by Property Tax Exemptions and Credits Enacted after April 1, 1978?)

Jan. 1, 1978

L.D. 2198

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide that Taxes which a School District is Authorized to Levy may be Assessed in any Cost-sharing Formula Mutually Agreeable to the Communities Involved. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Provide that Taxes which a School District is Authorized to Levy may be Assessed in any Cost-Sharing Formula Mutually Agreeable to the Communities Involved?)

Dec. 7, 1978

L.D. 1824

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Bring into Conformance the Year in which the House and Senate shall be Apportioned. (Shall The Constitution of Maine be Amended to Bring into Conformance the Year in Which the House and Senate shall be Apportioned?)

Nov. 25, 1980

L.D. 1747

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Referendum and Initiative Provisions. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Change the Referendum Provisions so that the Direct Initiative and People's Veto Elections can be Held at the Same Time as a Scheduled Statewide Election?)

Nov. 25, 1980

L.D. 1969 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 2007

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Allowing Either the Constitution or Statutes to Determine the Manner of Selection of Judges of Probate and Justices of the Peace. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Allow Either the Constitution or Statutes to Determine the Manner of Selection of Judges of Probate and Justices of the Peace?)

Nov. 25, 1980

L.D. 1317

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Law and Constitutional Provisions Relating to Consolidating Initiative and Referendum Elections to Dates of Next General Election. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Change the Initiative Provisions to Require that for Initiatives Begun after the Effective Date of this Resolution All Signatures be Dated and Limit the Validity of a Signature to One Year?)

Nov. 23., 1981

L.D. 339

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Clarifying Residency Requirements for Candidates for and Members of the Maine House of Representatives. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Clarify the Residency Requirements for Candidates for and Members of the House of Representatives by Requiring that they Must Reside in the District which They Represent?)

Nov. 23., 1981

L.D. 1694

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Decrease the Bonding Limit of the Maine School Building Authority from $10,000,000 to $6,000,000. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Decrease the Bonding Limit of the Maine School Building Authority from $10,000,000 to $6,000,000?)

Nov. 23., 1981

L.D. 1756

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Limit the Life of Bond Authorizations. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Limit the Life of Bonds Authorized but Not Issued?)

Nov. 22, 1982

L.D. 2061

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Authorize the Credit of the State to be Loaned to Secure Funds for Loans to Parents of Maine Students Attending Institutions of Higher Education. (Shall the Constitution be Amended as Proposed by a Resolution of the Legislature to Authorize the Credit of the State to be Loaned to Secure Funds for Loans to Parents of Maine Students Attending Institutions of Higher Education?)

Nov. 22, 1982

L.D. 652

Resolution, Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of Maine to Change Municipal Property Tax Loss Reimbursement Formula, to Change the Penalty for the Use of Land Subject to Current Valuation and to Require a Two-thirds Vote for Expenditure of Funds from the Mining Excise Trust Fund. (First of Two Proposed Amendment Questions) (Shall the Constitution be Amended to Change the Municipal Property Tax Loss Reimbursement Provisions and to Change the Penalty Payable Upon the Change of Use of Land Containing Minerals which is being Valued at Current Use?)

Jan. 1, 1984

L.D. 652

Resolution, Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of Maine to Change Municipal Property Tax Loss Reimbursement Formula, to Change the Penalty for the Use of Land Subject to Current Valuation and to Require a Two-thirds Vote for Expenditure of Funds from the Mining Excise Trust Fund. (Second of Two Proposed Amendment Questions) (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Require Two-thirds Vote of the Elected Members of the Legislature to Expend Any Principal Amount of the Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund or Any Successor Funds?)

Jan. 1, 1983

L.D. 1832

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Limit the Life of Authorized Bonds. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Limit the Life of Bonds Authorized but not Issued?)

Nov. 26, 1984

L.D. 2147

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide that, Beginning with the Property Tax Year 1984, All Watercraft as Defined by the Legislatureshall be Exempt from Taxation as Personal Property, Provided that Certain Watercraft as Defined by the Legislature shall be Subject to an Excise Tax to be Collected and Retained by the Municipalities. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended so that No Watercraft will be Taxed as Personal Property, Provided there is an Excise Tax on Watercraft Collected and Used by Municipalities?)

Nov. 26, 1984

L.D. 2256

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Enable the Legislature to Establish the Extent of Insurance of Loans to Veterans. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Allow the Legislature to Set the Limit for Guaranteed Business Loans to Maine Veterans?)

Jan. 1, 1985

L.D. 943

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Extend the Tenure of Sheriffs from 2 Years to 4 Years. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Extend the Tenure for Sheriffs from 2 Years to 4 Years?)

Nov. 27, 1985

L.D. 697 Ought to Pass-New Draft L.D. 2252

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Change the Reapportionment Procedures to Reflect Changes in Legislative Procedures and to Specify How the Reapportionment Commission Should Operate. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Improve the Efficiency of the Apportionment Commission and to Specify how the Commission should Operate?)

Nov. 25, 1986

L.D. 572

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Requiring Residency of Candidates at the Time of Nomination for Placement on the Ballot. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Require a Candidate for State Representative or State Senator to Be a Resident in the District which the Candidate Seeks to Represent at the Time He is Nominated to be Placed on Any Election Ballot?)

Nov. 25, 1987

L.D. 651

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Insure the Preservation of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Clarify the Rights of Citizens to Keep and Bear Arms?)

Nov. 25, 1987

L.D. 2695

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Clarify the Original Resolution Making the Language of the Constitution Gender Neutral. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to remove Gender-biased Language in Order to Clarify that the Constitution Applies to All Individuals?)

Nov. 28, 1988

L.D. 224

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Protect the Assets of State Retirement Plans. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Provide that Funds Appropriated to the Maine State Retirement System become Assets of the System and May Not be Diverted to Another Purpose?)

Nov. 21, 1991

L.D. 66

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide State Funding of Any Mandate Imposed on Municipalities. (Shall the Constitution of Maine be Amended to Require the State to Fund any State Mandate Imposed Upon a Municipality by Statute, by Executive Order or by Rule?)

Nov. 23, 1992

L.D. 2090

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Clarify Succession to the Positions of Treasurer of State and Secretary of State. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Allow the Deputy Treasurer of State to Fill the Vacant Position of Treasurer of State and the First Deputy of State to Fill the Vacant Position of Secretary of State Until the Legislature Elects a New Treasurer of State and Secretary of State during the Current Session, or in the Next Regular or Special Session?)

Nov. 23, 1992

L.D. 2366

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Protect Revenues Raised by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Provide that Revenues Derived from Noncommercial Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses and Permits and Other Revenues Collected by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, other than Revenues Set Aside for Special Purposes , must be Appropriated to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife?)

Nov. 23, 1992

L.D. 228

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Protect State Parks. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Protect State Park or Other Designated Conservation or Recreation Land Acquired by Requiring a 2/3 Vote of the Legislature to Reduce it or Change its Purpose?)

Nov. 18, 1993

L.D. 1003

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish a Line-item Veto. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Give the Governor a Line-item Veto Over Expenditures of State Funds, Providing that Vetoed Items May be Passed over the Governor's Veto by a Majority of All the Elected Members of the Senate and House of Representatives?)

Nov. 27, 1995

L.D. 158

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Maintain the Current Amortization Schedule for Unfunded Liabilities and to Prohibit Future Unfunded Liabilities of the Maine State Retirement System. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Require Sound Funding of the Maine State Retirement System, to Require Paying Off the Unfunded Liability in 31 Years and to Prohibit the Creation of New Unfunded Liabilities?)

Nov. 27, 1995

L.D. 1628

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding Municipal Certification of Direct Initiative Petitions. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Require that a Direct Initiative Petition be Submitted to Local Officials Earlier than is Presently Required in order to Allow 5 Working Days Rather than 2 Working Days for Local Officials to Certify the Petition?)

Jan. 2, 1997

L.D. 122

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Timing of Elections Following the Submission of a Petition for People's Veto. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Require that a Petition for a People's Veto be Voted on at the Next Statewide or General Election, Rather than at a Special Election?)

Nov. 22, 1999

L.D. 1266

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Promote Historic and Scenic reservation. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Allow for Reduced Property Taxes on Property that will be Maintained for Historic Preservation or for Scenic Views of Significant Vistas?)

Nov. 22, 1999

L.D. 1907

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Allow for Loans to be Repaid with Federal Transportation Funds. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Allow the State to Issue Short-term Debt in Limited Amounts that Must be Repaid with Federal Transportation Funds Within 12 Months to Facilitate the Development of Highways, Bridges and Other Transportation Projects?)

Nov. 26, 2002

L.D. 299

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Permit the Legislature to Allow the Current Use Valuation of Waterfront Land Used for or That Supports Commercial Fishing Activities. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to Permit the Legislature to Authorize Waterfront Land Used for Commercial Fishing Activities to be Assessed Based on the Land's Current Use in a Manner Similar to Treatment Now Available for Farms, Open Space and Forestland?)

 

L.D. 2033

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding Procedure for the People's Veto and Direct Initiative. (Do You Favor Amending the Constitution of Maine to State that a Citizen's Initiative or People's Veto Petition must be Submitted to Local or State Officials by the Constitutional Deadline in Order to be Certified and, in the Case of a Citizens' Initiative, must be Filed with the Secretary of State within 18 Months?)

 

L.D. 494

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Change the Schedule for Redistricting Constitutional amendment (Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to change the years of redistricting the Maine Legislature, congressional districts and county commissioner districts after 2013 from 2023 and every 10th year thereafter to 2021 and every 10th year thereafter?)

Art. IV, Pt. 1, §§2 and 3; Art. IV, Pt. 2, § 2; Art. IX, §§ 24 and 25

 

L.D. 723

Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Reduce the Volatility in State Pension Funding Requirements Casued by the Financial Markets (Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to reduce volatility in state pension funding requirements caused by the financial markets by increasing the length of time over which experience losses are amortized from 10 years to 20 years, in line with pension industry standards?)

Art. IX, §18-A