| The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote |
| by ballot on this question and designate their choice by a cross |
| or check mark placed within the corresponding square below the |
| word "Yes" or "No." The ballots must be received, sorted, |
| counted and declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings |
| and returns made to the Secretary of State in the same manner as |
| votes for members of the Legislature. The Governor shall review |
| the returns and, if it appears that a majority of the legal votes |
| are cast in favor of the amendment, the Governor shall proclaim |
| that fact without delay and the amendment becomes part of the |
| Constitution of Maine on the date of the proclamation; and be it |
| further |
