An effort to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maine Constitution appears to have failed after a vote to send the proposal to voters for ratification fell…
The Maine House voted 75-65 Tuesday night in favor of the amendment — but it fell short of the necessary two-thirds majorityAn effort to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maine Constitution appears to have failed after a vote to send the proposal to voters for ratification fell short in the House.
For a constitutional amendment to pass in Maine, both chambers of the legislature have to approve it by a two-thirds majority, then voters have the final say at the ballot box. The Maine Senate delayed a final vote Wednesday by setting the measure aside, pending a review of what it would cost. But without House approval, it is effectively dead.
“Last night’s vote was infuriating and shameful, but it will galvanize Mainers from all corners of the state," Lisa Margulies, from the Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund, said Wednesday morning, chastising lawmakers for not letting voters have the final word at the ballot box. “Now we know where every elected official in the House stands on reproductive rights.”
Maine was one of more than a dozen states considering ballot measures dealing with abortion for this year or for 2026. Amendments are currently on the November ballot in Florida, Maryland and New York.
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