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LD 1009 Title Page RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Allow Real E... Page 2 of 2
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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. IX, §8, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

 
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.

 
; 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 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?"

 
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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