Maine 2005 ballot measures

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Seven statewide ballot questions were on the November 8, 2005 ballot in Maine.

• One was a veto referendum challenging a newly-enacted state law forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation.
• Five were bond propositions.
• One was a proposed constitutional amendment.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Question 1	Civil rights	Voters could reject a new state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation	a
LRSS	Question 2	Bonds	$33.1 million for transportation	a
LRSS	Question 3	Bonds	$8.9 million for irrigation, public water systems, veterinary school at University of Maine	a
LRSS	Question 4	Bonds	$20 million for economic growth and job creation	a
LRSS	Question 5	Bonds	$12 million for land conservation, wildlife, waterfront	a
LRSS	Question 6	Bonds	$9 million for building renovation for public Maine Colleges	d
LRCA	Question 7	Natural resources	Permit state legislature to authorize waterfront land for use of commercial fishing	a

See also

• 2005 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in Maine
• Maine Legislature

External links

• Citizen's guide to the Maine 2005 ballot measures
• Election results, Maine 2005 ballot measures
• That flurry of ballot questions, New York Times comment on one of the Maine 2005 ballot questions.