| | Constitutional amendment. Resolved: Two thirds of each branch of the | Legislature concurring, that the following amendment to the | Constitution of Maine be proposed: |
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| | Constitution, Art. IX, §8, sub-§6 is enacted to read: |
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| | 6.__Valuation of Maine resident-owned property.__The | Legislature shall require municipalities to establish fixed | valuations of property owned by permanent residents of Maine | within those municipalities.__The valuation of Maine resident- | owned property may not increase for the time that the property is | owned by that Maine resident.__Upon transfer of the property to a | non-Maine resident, the valuation may increase to the just value | as determined by the assessors of the taxing municipality.__If | the property is transferred to another permanent Maine resident, | the valuation of the property remains the same as when the | property was last owned by the transferor.__The valuation of | property owned by a person who is not a permanent resident of | Maine must continue to increase according to the just value of | that property. |
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| | 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: |
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| "Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require | the Legislature to require municipalities to fix the value | of property owned by a Maine resident at a level that does | not change until the property is transferred to a non-Maine | resident and to require the value of property owned by non- | Maine residents to increase according to just value | assessment?" |
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| | 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 |
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