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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. IV, Pt. Third, §19 is amended to read:

 
Section 19. Effective date of measures approved by people;
veto power limited. Any Except as provided in Section 19-A, any
measure referred to the people and approved by a majority of the
votes given thereon shall, unless a later date is specified in
said measure, take effect and become a law in 30 days after the
Governor has made public proclamation of the result of the vote
on said measure, which the Governor shall do within 10 days after
the vote thereon has been canvassed and determined; provided,
however, that any such measure which entails expenditure in an
amount in excess of available and unappropriated state funds
shall remain inoperative until 45 days after the next convening
of the Legislature in regular session, unless the measure
provides for raising new revenues adequate for its operation.
The Except as provided in Section 19-A, the veto power of the
Governor shall not extend to any measure approved by vote of the
people, and any measure initiated by the people and passed by the
Legislature without change, if vetoed by the Governor and if the
veto is sustained by the Legislature shall be referred to the
people to be voted on at the next general election. The
Legislature may enact measures expressly conditioned upon the
people's ratification by a referendum vote.

 
Constitution, Art. IV, Pt. Third, §19-A is enacted to read:

 
Section 19-A.__Effective date of measures imposing tax or fee
that are approved by people.__Any measure initiated by the people
that imposes a new or increased tax or fee that is referred to
the people and approved by a majority of the votes given thereon
must be resubmitted to the Legislature for approval and submitted
to the Governor for signature.__If the Legislature approves the
measure and the Governor signs the measure, unless a later date
is specified in the measure, the measure takes effect and becomes
a law immediately; provided, however, that any such measure that
entails expenditure in an amount in excess of available and
unappropriated state funds remains inoperative until 45 days
after the next convening of the Legislature in regular session,
unless the measure provides for raising new revenues adequate for
its operation.__If the Legislature fails to approve the measure
or the Governor declines to sign the measure, the measure does
not take effect and does not become law.__If the Legislature
passes the measure without change and the Governor vetoes the
measure and the veto is sustained by the Legislature, the measure
does not take effect and does not become law.


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