| | | 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. IV, Part Third, §3 is amended to read: |
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| | | Section 3. Each House the judge of its elections; majority, | | a quorum. Each House shall be the judge of the elections and | qualifications of its own members, and a | | of the full membership of a House can not confirm the result | | of a disputed election of a member, the election result must | | be determined by the Supreme Judicial Court of the State.__A | | majority shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a | | smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the | | attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such | | penalties as each House shall provide. |
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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 | | require that, if 2/3 of the full membership of a body of | | the Legislature can not confirm the result of a disputed | | election of a member, the election result must be | | determined by the Supreme Judicial Court of the State?" |
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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 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 of Maine on | | the date of the proclamation; and be it further |
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| | | Secretary of State shall prepare ballots. Resolved: That the Secretary of | | State shall prepare and furnish to each city, town and |
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