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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 351

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Unless otherwise provided in the resolution submitting it, every constitutional amendment shall take effect and become part of the Constitution, on the first Wednesday of January following its adoption by the people. [PL 1973, c. 625, §2 (AMD).]
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PL 1973, c. 625, §2 (AMD).