Constitution, Art. IV, Pt. Third, §18, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

1-A.__Initiative that proposes expenditure of state revenues.__ An initiative proposed to the Legislature under this section that proposes an expenditure of state revenues must:

A.__Include a revenue source sufficient to fund the expenditure;

B.__Establish a new fund designed to sufficiently finance the expenditure; or

C.__Identify reductions in existing state programs sufficient to offset the expenditure.

; and be it further

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:

"Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that citizen initiatives that require state expenditures include either a new revenue source to fund the expenditure or identify reductions in existing state programs sufficient to offset the new expenditure?"

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