Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0461
House Amendment HA_A_H363 (House)

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AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
339, L.D. 
461, 
"RESOLUTION, 
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Reduce the 
Size of the Legislature" 
Amend the resolution in that part relating to "Constitution, 
Art. IV, Part First, §2" by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, 
lines 7 to 34 in L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: 
. Section 2. 
Number of Representatives; terms; division of 
the State into districts for House of Representatives. 
The House 
of Representatives shall consist of 151 members, except that, for 
the Legislature that convenes in 2007 and thereafter, the House 
of Representatiyes shall consist of 99 members, to be elected by 
the qualified electors, and hold their office a ~ years from the 
day next preceding the first Wednesday in December following the 
general election except that, for the Legislature that convenes 
in 2007, 49 members hold their office 2 years from the day next 
preceding the first Wednesday in December following the general 
election. 
The Legislature which convenes in 198~ 2005 and every 
10th year thereafter shall cause the State to be divided into 
districts for the choice of one Representative for each districtL 
using the same method as provided in Article IV, Part Second, 
Section 2 for apportionment of Senatorial Districts, except that 
each Senatorial District must be divided into 3 Representative 
Districts. 
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The Legislature that convenes in 2005 shall determine which of 
the members of the House of Representatives of the Legislature 
that convenes in 2007 hold their office 2 years from the day next 
preceding the first Wednesday in December following the general 
election. ' 
Further 
amend 
the 
resolution in that part relating to 
"Constitution, Art. IV, Part Second, §1" in section 1 in the last line 
(page 1, line 44 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: 
"divided" the following: 
'except that, for the Legislature that 
convenes in 2007, 16 members hold their office 2 years from the 
day next preceding the first Wednesday in December following the 
general election' 
Further 
amend 
the 
resolution in that part relating to 
"Constitution, Art. IV, Part Second, §2, first 1[" in section 2 in the 
last line (page 2, 
line 
in L.D.) 
by inserting after the 
following: 
"intact." 
the 
following: 
'The 
Legislature 
that 
convenes in 2005 shall determine which of the members of the 
Senate of the Legislature that convenes in 2007 hold their office 
years 
from the day next preceding the first Wednesday in 
December following the general election.' 
Further amend the 
question (page 2, lines 
place the following: 
resolution by striking out all of 
to 36 in L.D.) and inserting in 
the 
its 
'''Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to reduce 
the size of the House of Representatives from 151 members to 
members, to limit the size of the Senate from no more 
than 35 members to 33 members and to provide 4-year terms 
for Legislators, effective in the year 2007?'" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides 4-year terms for Legislators. 
The 
terms are staggered so that in 2007, 1/2 of the members of the 
Legislature would serve 2-year terms and 1/2 of the members would 
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serve 4-year terms. 
In 2009, the 1/2 that served 2-year terms in 
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(Representative M. RICHARDSON) 
TOWN: 
Skowhegan 
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