| | | 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. V, Part Second, §§1 and 1-A are amended to read: |
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| | | Section 1. Election. The Secretary of State shall | chosen biennially at the first session of the Legislature, by | joint ballot of the Senators and Representatives in convention | | every 4 years by popular election on the same date and in the | | same manner as provided by this Constitution for the election | | of Governor. |
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| | | Section 1-A. Succession to the office of Secretary of | | State. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Secretary of | | State, the first deputy secretary of state shall act as the | Secretary of State until a Secretary of State is elected by | the Legislature during the current session if in session, or | at the next regular or special session | | the term. If the vacancy occurs more than 90 days before the | | primary election for nominating candidates to be voted for at | | the next biennial election, the vacancy must be filled by the | | first deputy secretary of state until the first Wednesday | | after the first Tuesday in January following the biennial | | election.__At the biennial election, a Secretary of State must | | be elected to fill the unexpired term created by the vacancy. |
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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 | | provide that the Secretary of State be elected by the | | people every 4 years in the same manner as the Governor is | | elected?" |
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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 |
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