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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 | | establish a ceiling that limits the growth in state spending | | to a percentage rate equal to 2/3 of the average real | | personal income growth rate plus 2/3 of the average | | forecasted inflation rate, to require a 2/3 vote of the | | Legislature to approve General Fund expenditures that exceed | | this ceiling and to require that surplus funds be | | distributed: first, to a capital construction and | | improvements reserve fund and a budget stabilization fund; | | 2nd, to reduce the unfunded liabilities of the Maine State | | Retirement System and to conform Maine tax law with the | | United States Internal Revenue Code; and 3rd, to the people | | of this 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 plantation | | all ballots, returns and copies of this resolution necessary to | | carry out the purposes of this referendum. |
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| | | This constitutional resolution establishes a ceiling on the | | growth in state spending to a percentage rate equal to 2/3 of the | | average real personal income growth rate plus 2/3 of the average | | forecasted inflation rate, requires a 2/3 vote of the Legislature | | to approve General Fund expenditures that exceed this ceiling and |
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