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 |