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Constitutional amendment. Resolved: Two thirds of each branch of the
Legislature concurring, that the following amendment to the
Constitution of Maine be proposed:

 
Constitution, Art. II, §1 is amended to read:

 
Section 1. Qualifications of electors; written ballot;
military servicemen; students. Every citizen of the United
States of the age of 18 years and upwards, excepting persons
under guardianship for reasons of mental illness, having his
or her residence established in this State, shall be an
elector for Governor, Senators and Representatives, in the
city, town or plantation where his or her residence has been
established, if he or she continues to reside in this State;
and the elections shall be by written ballot. But persons in
the military, naval or marine service of the United States, or
this State, shall not be considered as having obtained such
established residence by being stationed in any garrison,
barrack or military place, in any city, town or plantation;
nor shall the residence of a student at any seminary of
learning entitle the student to the right of suffrage in the
city, town or plantation where such seminary is established
nor may any person convicted of murder or a Class A crime or a
crime in another jurisdiction that is comparable to murder or
a Class A crime be entitled to the right of suffrage while
that person is imprisoned in a jail or correctional facility
in the State. No person, however, shall be deemed to have
lost residence by reason of the person's absence from the
state in the military service of the United States, or of this
State.

 
Indians. Every Indian, residing on tribal reservations and
otherwise qualified, shall be an elector in all county, state
and national elections.

 
; and be it
further

 
Constitutional referendum procedure; form of question; effective date. Resolved: That
the municipal officers of this State shall notify the
inhabitants of their respective cities, towns and plantations
to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for holding a
statewide election, at a statewide election, on the Tuesday
following the first Monday of November following the passage
of this resolution, to vote upon the ratification of the
amendment proposed in this resolution by voting upon the
following question:

 
"Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to revoke
the right of a convicted felon to vote while that felon is
imprisoned?"


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