Maine State and Municipal Indebtedness, Amendment No. 2 (1933)
The Maine State and Municipal Indebtedness Referendum, also known as Amendment No. 2, was on the September 11, 1933 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have raised the state debt limit to $2 million and excepted loans from the state for emergency relief from the municipal debt limit.[2] This would have amended Section 14 and Section 20 of Article IX and Article XXII of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Election results
Maine Amendment No. 2 (1933) | ||||
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
81,023 | 62.95% | |||
Yes | 47,678 | 37.05% |
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
The full text of the ballot language can be read here.
Constitutional changes
The full text of the proposed constitutional changes can be read here.
Similar measures
- Maine Municipal Indebtedness, Question No. 3 (1911)
- Maine Municipal Debt Limit Increase, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (1951)
- Maine School Building Authority and Municipal Debt Limits, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (1951)
- Maine Municipal Debt Limit Increase, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1954)
- Maine School Building Authority and Municipal Debt Limits, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (1955)
- Maine Regulation of Municipal Borrowing, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1973)
See also
- Maine 1933 ballot measures
- 1933 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 2, 1933
- Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
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