| | | 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. IV, Part Third, §18, sub-§1 is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Petition procedure. The electors may propose to the | | Legislature for its consideration any bill, resolve or | | resolution, including bills to amend or repeal emergency | | legislation but not an amendment of the State Constitution or an | | initiative that contains a new or increased tax or fee, by | | written petition addressed to the Legislature or to either branch | | thereof and filed in the office of the Secretary of State by the | | hour of 5:00 p.m., on or before the 50th day after the date of | | convening of the Legislature in first regular session or on or | | before the 25th day after the date of convening of the | | Legislature in second regular session. If the 50th or 25th day, | | whichever applies, is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the | | period runs until the hour of 5:00 p.m., of the next day which is | | not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. |
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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 prohibit | | the imposition of any new or increased fees or taxes through | | the citizen initiative process?" |
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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 | | Constitution of Maine on the date of the proclamation; and be it | | further |
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