Maine Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment (2019)
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| Maine Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment | |
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| Election date November 5, 2019 | |
| Topic Direct democracy measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Maine Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment was not on the ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2019.
The ballot measure would have created a distribution requirement for signatures collected for ballot initiatives. The ballot measure would have required petitioners to collect signatures equal to 10 percent of the vote cast for governor in each congressional district, rather than 10 percent of the vote cast for governor statewide.[1]
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The ballot title would have been as follows:[1]
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Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require signatures on direct initiative petitions from voters from each congressional district of this State?[2] |
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Constitutional changes[edit]
The measure would have amended Section 20 of Article IV—Part Third of the Maine Constitution.[1]
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- See also: Amending the Maine Constitution
In Maine, a two-thirds vote is required in one legislative session of the Maine State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Maine Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
The constitutional amendment was introduced as Legislative Document 255 (LD 255). On June 11, 2019, the state Senate voted to engross LD 255. On June 12, 2019, the state House voted to engross LD 255. On June 18, the state Senate passed LD 255 in a vote of 24-10. The state House voted 77-64 to pass LD 255, which fell short of the two-thirds vote required to pass the constitutional amendment.[1]
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