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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. II, §1 is amended to read:

 
Section 1. Qualifications of electors; written ballot;
military servicemen; students. Every citizen of the United
States of the age of 18 years and upwards, excepting persons
under guardianship for reasons of mental illness, having his or
her residence established in this State, shall be an elector for
Governor, Senators and Representatives, in the city, town or
plantation where his or her residence has been established, if he
or she continues to reside in this State; and the elections shall
be by written ballot. But persons in the military, naval or
marine service of the United States, or this State, shall not be
considered as having obtained such established residence by being
stationed in any garrison, barrack or military place, in any
city, town or plantation; nor shall the residence of a student at
any seminary of learning entitle the student to the right of
suffrage in the city, town or plantation where such seminary is
established; nor may any person convicted of murder or a Class A,
B or C crime or a crime in another jurisdiction that is
comparable to murder or a Class A, B or C crime be entitled to
the right of suffrage while that person is imprisoned in a jail
or correctional facility in the State. No person, however, shall
be deemed to have lost residence by reason of the person's
absence from the state in the military service of the United
States, or of this State.

 
Indians. Every Indian, residing on tribal reservations and
otherwise qualified, shall be an elector in all county, state and
national elections.

 
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 revoke
the right of a convicted felon to vote while that felon is
imprisoned?"

 
The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote
by ballot on this question and designate their choice by a


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