LD 804 - Proposal to Create a Unicameral State Legislature - Maine Key Vote
Alexander Cornell du Houx voted Nay (Ought to Pass as Amended Vote) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Senate "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted
- June 3, 2011
- House "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted
- May 31, 2011
- Introduced
- March 1, 2011
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Title: Proposal to Create a Unicameral State Legislature
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a unicameral legislature.
Highlights:
- Repeals the current Maine Senate and House of Representatives and establishes a unicameral legislature to oversee all legislation (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the new, unicameral legislature shall be composed of 151 members with each member authorized to serve an unlimited number of 2-year terms (Sec. 2).
- Establishes the position of "Presiding Officer of the Legislature" in place of the Speaker of the House or President of the Senate (Sec. 1).
Title: Proposal to Create a Unicameral State Legislature
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE.