"Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to provide landowners with land enrolled in the tree growth or farmland and open space tax programs to withdraw their land without penalty within one year of the imposition by referendum or legislation of conditions for continued enrollment substantively affecting the use of that land?"

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

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.

SUMMARY

This constitutional resolution allows landowners with land enrolled in the tree growth or farmland and open space tax programs to withdraw their land without penalty within one year of the imposition by referendum of legislation of conditions for continued enrollment that substantively affect the use of that land.