Panel to review bills to change Legislature
4/5/09 | 2 comments

Panel to review bills to change Legislature


By The Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine — Bills to change the terms under which Maine legislators do business are coming up for a hearing before the State and Local Government Committee.

One of the bills to be aired Monday would double lawmakers’ terms to four years beginning with the general election in 2012. The Legislature would meet every year, but the business in the fourth year would be restricted as it is presently in the second year.

Two other bills would reduce the size of the 186-member Legislature to 146 members or 140 members. The change would require a constitutional amendment.

Another bill would shorten the first-year of each session by 10 days and the second year by five days.

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On 4/5/09 at 3:36 PM, Beelzebubba wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Make it two senators and six reps from each county.

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On 4/6/09 at 12:09 PM, glenna wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Make it 1 senator and three reps and let them meet every other year. That will cut the cost of the Legislature. And let the voters elect the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Superintendent of Schools and any other state officer (instead of having the Legislature appoint the individual). It's the only way we'll ever be able to turn this state's economy around.

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