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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, §4 is amended to read:

 
Section 4. Time of state election; absentee voting. The
election of Senators and members of the House of Representatives
shall be on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November
biennially forever, except as provided in this section.__
Beginning with the general elections held in 2006, the elections
of Senators, members of the House of Representatives and the
election of Governor shall be on the Tuesday following the first
Monday of November every 4 years. The Legislature under proper
enactment shall authorize and provide for voting by citizens of
the State absent therefrom in the Armed Forces of the United
States or of this State and for voting by other citizens absent
or physically incapacitated for reasons deemed sufficient.

 
Constitution, Art. IV, Pt. First, §2 is amended to read:

 
Section 2. Number of Representatives; 4-year terms; division
of the State into districts for House of Representatives. The
House of Representatives shall consist of 151 members, to be
elected by the qualified electors, and hold their office 2 4
years from the day next preceding the first Wednesday in December
following the general election. The Legislature which convenes
in 1983 and every 10th year thereafter shall cause the State to
be divided into districts for the choice of one Representative
for each district. The number of Representatives shall be
divided into the number of inhabitants of the State exclusive of
foreigners not naturalized according to the latest Federal
Decennial Census or a State Census previously ordered by the
Legislature to coincide with the Federal Decennial Census, to
determine a mean population figure for each Representative
District. Each Representative District shall be formed of
contiguous and compact territory and shall cross political
subdivision lines the least number of times necessary to
establish as nearly as practicable equally populated districts.
Whenever the population of a municipality entitles it to more
than one district, all whole districts shall be drawn within
municipal boundaries. Any population remainder within the
municipality shall be included in a district with contiguous
territory and shall be kept intact.

 
Constitution, Art. IV, Pt. First, §5, is amended to read:

 
Section 5. Election of Representatives; lists of votes
delivered forthwith; lists of votes examined by Governor; summons
of persons who appear to be elected; lists shall be laid before


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