| | | 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. IX, §8, sub-§6 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 6.__Annual cap on homes resided in by same owner.__The | | Legislature shall limit tax rates imposed by municipalities on | | real property for homes in which the same person resides year | | to year.__Municipalities may annually increase the tax rates | | imposed on those properties in an amount not to exceed the | | rate of inflation for the prior year. |
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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 allow | | for an annual cap, based on the rate of inflation for the | | prior year, on property taxes for property owned and | | resided in by the same owner?" |
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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 | | plantation all ballots, returns and copies of this resolution | | necessary to carry out the purposes of this referendum. |
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