| Year |
LD &
Amendments |
Title of Legislation &
Form of the Referendum Question |
Date & Result
of Referendum |
Final Disposition |
Sections of
Constitution
Affected |
Legislative Record
Debate & Remarks |
Other Documents &
News Clips |
Full LD History |
| 1907 |
HD 9
New Draft:
HD 441 |
RESOLVE proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of the State of
Maine, establishing a people's veto through the optional referendum, and a
direct initiative by petition and at general elections
Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of
the legislature providing for the establishment of a people's veto through
the optional referendum and a direct initiative by petition and at general
or special elections? |
Sept. 14, 1908
Yes: 53,785
No: 24,543 |
Res. 1907, c. 121
Effective:
Jan. 6, 1909 |
Enacted:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §§16-22
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 1, §1
|
House, March 14, 1907
p. 638-647
Senate, March 13, 1907
p. 568
Senate, March 15, 1907
p. 648-649
House, March 21, 1907
p. 783, 789, 793
| Governor's Message: Message
of Governor Cobb to the Legislature (1907) |
N/A |
| 1947 |
LD 238
Enacted with amendment:
Committee "A" |
RESOLVE, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution for Additional Signers
in Petitions for Referendum
Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of
the legislature to provide for additional signers in petitions for
referendum?
|
Sept. 13, 1948
Yes: 68,237
No: 65,698 |
Res. 1947, c. 37
Effective:
Oct. 20,
1948 |
Amended:
Art.
IV, Pt. 3, §17 |
House, February 26, 1947
p. 309-310
House, March 12, 1947
p. 465-471 | N/A |
N/A |
| 1949 |
LD 874 |
RESOLVE, Proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution to Change the Date of Filing Initiated Legislation
Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of
the legislature to change the date of filing initiated legislation? |
Sept. 11, 1950
Yes: 101,116
No: 46,238 |
Res. 1949, c. 61
Effective:
Oct. 12, 1950 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §18 | No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1951 |
LD 576
Enacted with amendment:
#409 |
RESOLVE, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Make Temporarily
Inoperative any Measure Adopted by the People which Fails to Provide a
Revenue Adequate for its Service
Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by resolution of
the legislature to make temporarily inoperative any measure adopted by the
people which fails to provide a revenue adequate for its service? |
Sept. 10, 1951
Yes: 24,746
No: 20,900 |
Res. 1951, c. 126
Effective:
Sept. 26, 1951 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt.
3, §19 | No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1951 |
LD 694
Enacted with amendment:
#355 |
RESOLVE, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Providing for
Additional Signers for Direct Initiative of Legislation
Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of
the legislature providing that direct initiative of legislation shall
require not less than 10% of the total vote for governor as cast in the
last previous gubernatorial election?
|
Sept. 10, 1951
Yes: 23,600
No: 21,986 |
Res. 1951, c. 110
Effective:
Sept. 26, 1951 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §18 |
Senate, May 2, 1951
p. 1793-1794
House, May 3, 1951
p. 1869-1870 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1957 |
LD 93
Enacted with amendments:
#272
#397 |
RESOLVE, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Changing the Date of
the General Election
Shall the Constitution which now provides that the general election
shall take place on the second Monday of September, biennially, be amended,
as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature, to the Tuesday following
the first Monday in November? |
Sept. 9, 1957
Yes: 63,820
No: 36,202 |
Res. 1957, c. 94
Effective:
Sept. 19, 1957 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §20 |
House, May 2, 1957
p. 1215
House, May 13, 1957
p. 1543-1544
House, May 14, 1957
p. 1570-1571
House, May 15, 1957
p. 1686-1693
House, May 16, 1957
p. 1766-1767
Senate, May 22, 1957
p. 2029-2030 | N/A |
N/A |
| 1975 |
LD 188
Enacted with amendment:
H-241 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Establish Filing
Dates for Initiative and Referendum Petitions; Clarify When the Effective
Date of a Bill is Suspended by the Filing of a Referendum Petition; Clarify
the Process of Calling a Special Election for an Initiative or Referendum
Vote; Limit Legislative Amendment and Repeal of Laws Initiated or Approved
by the People; Clarify the Petition Process and Provide for Review of the
Validity of Petitions.
Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a Resolution of
the Legislature to establish filing dates for initiative and referendum
petitions; clarify when the effective date of a bill is suspended by the
filing of a referendum petition; clarify the process of calling a special
election for an initiative or referendum vote; limit legislative amendment
and repeal of laws initiated or approved by the people; clarify the petition
process; and provide for review of the validity of petitions? |
Nov. 4, 1975
Yes: 105,073
No: 32,995 |
Con. Res. 1975, c. 2
Effective:
Nov.
24, 1975 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §17
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §18
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §20
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §22 |
Senate, May 20, 1975
p. B1165
Senate, May 21, 1975
p. B1214
Senate, May 27, 1975
p. B1332
| Report:
Report of the Judiciary Committee on the initiative and
referendum process (Dec. 1974)
News Clips:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian. |
N/A |
| 1975 |
LD 904
OTP-ND:
LD 1827
Enacted with amendments:
H-491
H-851 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Provide for
Annual Sessions of the Legislature
Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of
the Legislature to provide for annual sessions of the Legislature with
limits on the matters which may be considered in the second regular session
of each biennium and to change the date of the convening of the
Legislature?
|
Nov. 4, 1975
Yes: 91,582
No: 47,877 |
Con. Res. 1975, c. 5
Effective:
Nov. 24, 1975 | Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §16
|
House, April 23, 1975
p. B652-B654
Senate, April 25, 1975
p. B707
Senate, April 29, 1975
p. B767-B768
Senate, May 1, 1975
p. B805-B808
Senate, May 5, 1975
p. B847-B849
House, May 27, 1975
p. B1299
Senate, May 27, 1975
p. B1343
House, May 30, 1975
p. B1464-B1465
Senate, June 2, 1975
p. B1540
Senate, June 4, 1975
p. B1625-B1626
Senate, June 26, 1975
p. B2335-B2337
House, June 27, 1975
p. B2346-B2348
Senate, June 27, 1975
p. B2372
Senate, June 27, 1975
p. B2375-B2376
Senate, June 27, 1975
p. B2386-B2387
Senate, June 28, 1975
p. B2399-B2401
Senate, July 2, 1975
p. B2431-B2432
|
News Clips:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian. |
N/A |
| 1980 |
LD 1747
Enacted with amendment:
H-881 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend
the Referendum and Initiative Provisions
Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to change the referendum
provisions so that the direct initiative and people's veto elections can be
held at the same time as a scheduled statewide election? |
Nov. 4, 1980
Yes: 364,629
No:
96,099 |
Con. Res. 1979, c. 3
Effective:
Nov. 25, 1980 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §17
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §18
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §20
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §21 |
House, March 18, 1980
p. 495 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1981 |
LD 1317
Enacted with amendment:
H-283 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend
the Law and Constitutional Provisions Relating to Consolidating Initiative
and Referendum Elections to Dates of the Next General Election
Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to change the initiative
provisions to require that for initiatives begun after the effective date
of this resolution all signatures be dated and limit the validity of a
signature to one year? |
Nov. 3, 1981
Yes: 141, 975
No: 77, 170 |
Con. Res. 1981, c. 1
Effective:
Nov. 23, 1981 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §18(2) |
House, May 8, 1981
p. 995-996 |
News Clips:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 1988 |
LD 2695 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution of Maine to Clarify the Original Constitutional Resolution
Making the Language of the Constitution Gender-Neutral
Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to remove gender-biased
language in order to clarify that the Constitution applies to all
individuals? |
Nov. 8, 1988
Yes: 292,335
No: 232,456 |
Con. Res. 1987, c. 4
Effective:
Nov. 28, 1988 | Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §17(3)
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §19
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §20
|
No debate. |
Committee File:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 1996 |
LD 1628
Enacted with amendment:
H-714 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution of Maine Regarding Municipal Certification of Direct
Initiative Petitions
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that a
direct initiative petition be submitted to local officials earlier than is
presently required in order to allow 5 working days rather than 2 working
days for local officials to certify the petition? |
Nov. 5, 1996
Yes: 367,994
No: 187,428 |
Con. Res. 1995, c. 3
Effective:
Jan. 2, 1997 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §20 |
House, March 5, 1996
p. H-1657-H-1658 |
Committee File:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian.
|
Yes |
| 1999 |
LD 122
Enacted with amendment:
S-24 |
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution of Maine to Amend the Timing of Elections Following the
Submission of a Petition for People's Veto
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that a
petition for a people's veto be voted on at the next statewide or general
election, rather than at a special election? |
Nov. 2, 1999
Yes:
285,174
No: 114,640 |
Con. Res. 1999, c. 1
Effective:
Nov. 22, 1999 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §17(1)
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §17(3) |
House, March 30, 1999
p. H-466-H-470
Senate, April 8, 1999
p. S-521 |
Committee File:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2006 |
LD 2033
Enacted with amendments:
H-895
S-513
S-544
|
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment
to the Constitution of Maine To Clarify Deadlines for Submitting Direct
Initiatives to Municipal Officials for Signature Verification
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to state that a
citizens' initiative or people's veto petition must be submitted to local
or state officials by the constitutional deadline in order to be certified
and, in the case of a citizens' initiative, must be filed with the
Secretary of State within 18 months? |
Nov. 7, 2006
Yes: 270,922
No: 229,749 |
Con. Res. 2005, c. 2
Effective:
Nov. 27,
2006 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3,
§18(1)
Art. IV, Pt. 3,
§18(2)
Art. IV, Pt. 3,
§20 |
House, March 31, 2006
p. H-1426
Senate, April 5, 2006
p. S-1792 |
Report:
Report on the Feasibility of Instant Runoff Voting (IRV): Prepared for the
122nd Maine Legislature Pursuant to the Public Laws of 2003, Chapter 117
(Jan. 15, 2005)
Committee File:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian.
News Clips:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian.
|
Yes |
| 2019 |
LD
1437
Enacted with amendments:
H-163
H-344 |
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment
to the Constitution of Maine Concerning Alternative Signatures Made by
Persons with Disabilities
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to allow persons
with disabilities to sign petitions in an alternative manner as authorized
by the Legislature? |
Nov. 5, 2019
Yes: 141,162
No: 45,799 |
Con. Res. 2019, c. 1
Effective:
Nov. 15, 2019 |
Amended:
Art. IV, Pt. 3, §20 |
House, May 8, 2019
p. H-519-H-520
House, May 29, 2019
p. H-694-H-695 |
Committee File:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian.
News Clips:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian. |
Yes |