LD 344 - Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex - Maine Key Vote

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Title: Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex

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Title: Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a constitutional amendment that prohibits discrimination based on sex.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes a resolution vote to the electorate that if passed would establish a constitutional amendment that prohibits discrimination based on sex (Sec. 25).

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Title: Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a constitutional amendment that prohibits discrimination based on sex.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes a resolution vote to the electorate that if passed would establish a constitutional amendment that prohibits discrimination based on sex (Sec. 25).

NOTE: RESOLUTIONS ARE USED PRIMARILY TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE CHAMBER THAT THEY ARE INTRODUCED OR PASSED IN. THEY ONLY HAVE THE FORCE OF THE CHAMBER PASSING IT. THEY ARE NOT SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CAN NOT BECOME PUBLIC LAW.

Title: Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex

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.

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