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exceed in the aggregate during the fiscal year in question an | | amount greater than 10% of all the moneys appropriated, authorized | | and allocated by the Legislature from undedicated revenues to the | | General Fund and dedicated revenues to the Highway Fund for that | | fiscal year, exclusive of proceeds or expenditures from the sale of | | bonds, or greater than 1% of the total valuation of the State of | | Maine, whichever is the lesser. |
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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 general | | election, at the next general election in the month of November | | following 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 allow | | the State to issue loans that must be repaid with federal | | transportation funds within 12 months to facilitate the | | development of highways, bridges and other transportation | | projects?" |
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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 on the date of the proclamation; and be it further |
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| | | Secretary of State shall prepare ballots. Resolved: That the Secretary of | | State shall prepare and furnish to each city, town and plantation | | all ballots, returns and copies of this resolution necessary to | | carry out the purpose of this referendum. |
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| | | This bill proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to allow | | the State to issue temporary debt to be repaid with federal | | transportation funds to facilitate the development of highways, | | bridges and other transportation projects. |
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