List of statutes referred to the ballot by the Maine legislature

Ballot measures in Maine
Constitutional amendments
Citizen initiatives
Statutes referred by Legislature
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Laws • History

The Maine State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures that propose new state laws, as well as new constitutional amendments.

The first time the Maine legislature took advantage of this was in 1916.

#	Year	Description	In favor	Opposed	Outcome
1	1916	State and County Aid in the Construction of Highway Bridges	96,677	14,138	a
2	1925	Develop the power of tides in the Bay of Fundy and adjacent waters	53,547	7,220	a
3	1929	Exportation of Surplus Power	54,070	64,044	d
4	1935	Create the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District	22,205	7,813	a
5	1937	Provide for Old Age Assistance	41,482	80,449	d
6	1946	Bonus to Maine Veterans of World War II	60,544	109,450	d
7	1951	Combination Highway and Railroad Bridge Across Fore River	21,648	31,069	d
8	1969	Amend Bond Issue Acts as to Limitations of Interest	69,013	63,793	a
9	1970	Fiscal Years 1970 and 1971 Appropriations Act	93,129	43,738	a
10	1970	York County Regional Vocational Education Center	80,315	52,646	a
11	1970	Interest on Unissued Bonds for Water pollution Abatement	175,111	82,789	a
12	1973	State Lottery	154,911	90,433	a
13	1976	Solid Waste Management	274,164	200,200	a
14	1993	Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact	170,411	63,672	a
15	1995	Safety Belts in Motor Vehicles	208,164	204,928	a
16	1997	Compact for Maine's Forests	164,574	182,368	d
17	1997	Maine Turnpike	210,629	135,549	a
18	2000	Ensure Civil Rights and to Prevent Discrimination	314,012	318,846	d
19	2007	State legislative term limits	88,832	181,588	d

See also

• List of Maine ballot measures
• List of amendments to the Maine Constitution

External links

• Election results for the Maine 1995 ballot measures
• Votes on legislative referenda in Maine

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