Maine State and Municipal Indebtedness, Amendment No. 2 (1933)

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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)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No81,02362.95%
Yes 47,678 37.05%

Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-

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The full text of the ballot language can be read here.

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The full text of the proposed constitutional changes can be read here.

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