List of Maine ballot measures

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

Maine statewide ballot measures come in five different varieties.

1. Indirect initiated state statutes, which earn a spot on the ballot when sponsors collect signatures according to the laws governing the initiative process in Maine. In Maine, which became the first state east of the Mississippi to adopt a constitutional provision for statewide initiative in 1908, all initiatives are indirect.
2. Veto referenda. When citizens of Maine disagree with a statute or legislative bill enacted by the state legislature, they can collect signatures to force the issue to a vote. If enough signatures are collected, the bill is placed on the statewide ballot. In Maine, the veto referendum process is known as the "People's Veto". Twenty-seven such measures have appeared on Maine ballots, from the first in 1910 to the most recent in 2008. See List of People's Veto ballot measures in Maine.
3. Legislatively-referred constitutional amendments. These are voted onto the ballot when both houses of the Maine State Legislature agree to put them on the ballot by a 2/3rds vote. See List of amendments to the Maine Constitution.
4. Bonding propositions placed on the ballot by the state legislature.
5. Statutes referred to the ballot by the Maine legislature. Between 1916 and 2007, the Maine legislature has referred 19 such ballot measures to the ballot

See also: History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine.

2000-2009

Maine 2009 ballot measures Maine 2008 ballot measures Maine 2007 ballot measures

Maine 2006 ballot measures Maine 2005 ballot measures Maine 2004 ballot measures

Maine 2003 ballot measures Maine 2002 ballot measures Maine 2001 ballot measures

Maine 2000 ballot measures

1990-1999

Maine 1999 ballot measures Maine 1998 ballot measures Maine 1997 ballot measures

Maine 1996 ballot measures Maine 1995 ballot measures Maine 1994 ballot measures

Maine 1993 ballot measures Maine 1992 ballot measures Maine Turnpike Initiative (1991)

Maine Stores Opening on Sundays Act (1990)

1980-1989

Maine Cruise Missiles Ballot Question (1989) Maine Campaign Contribution Limits Question (1989) Maine Nuclear Waste Question (1987) Maine Anti-Pornography Measure (1986) Maine Telephone Service Act (1986)

Maine Referenda on Nuclear Waste (1985) Maine Moose Hunting Referendum (1983) Maine No Nuclear for Electricity Act (1982) Maine Repeal Milk Price Controls Act (1982) Maine Adjust Income Tax for Inflation Act (1982)

Maine Energy Commission Initiative (1981) Maine Slot Machine Ban (1980) Maine No Electricity from Nuclear (1980)

1970-1979

Maine Bottle Bill Act (1979) Maine Bigelow Mountain Initiative (1976) Maine Power Authority Initiative (1973)

Maine Form of Ballots Act (1972) Maine Income Tax Repeal Initiative (1971)

1940-1949

Maine Barlow Bill (1947)

Maine Tabb Bill (1947)

1930-1939

Maine Highway Fund Act (1936)

Maine Corporate Tax on Electricity Production Initiative (1933)

Maine Tax on Personal Property (1933)

1920-1929

Maine Direct Primary Repeal (1927)

Maine 48-Hour Work Week for Women (1923)

1910-1911

• Maine Direct Primary Law (1911)

See also

• List of amendments to the Maine Constitution
• List of statutes referred to the ballot by the Maine legislature
• List of People's Veto ballot measures in Maine
• List of Maine ballot initiatives

External links

• List of all Maine initiatives from 1911-present, provided by the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library.
• List of all People's Vetoes from 1909-present.
• List of all Maine referenda from 1915-present, provided by the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library.
• Constitutional amendments from 1911-present.
• Votes on Maine bond issues
• List of Maine initiatives from 1911-2000

	v • d • e Maine ballot initiatives
Laws	Ballot access laws • History of I&R in Maine • Signature requirements • People's Veto measures • All Maine ballot measures
2000-2009	Assisted Suicide ('00) • Clearcutting ('00) • Video Lottery at Horse Tracks ('00) • 2003 • Education Funding ('04) • Bear Hunting ('04) • Property Tax Limit ('04) • TABOR ('06) • Racino ('07) • Casino in Oxford ('08) • Excise Tax Repeal ('09) • Tax Relief ('09) • Medical Marijuana ('09)
1990-1999	Stores on Sunday ('90) • Turnpike ('91) • Term Limits ('93) • Congressional Term Limits ('94) • Discrimination Law ('95) • Congressional Term Limits ('96) • Clearcutting ('96) • Campaign Finance ('96) • Abortion ('99) • Medical Marijuana ('99)
1980-1989	Nuclear Electricity ('80) • Energy Commission ('81) • No Nuclear ('82) • Milk Prices ('82) • Income Tax ('82) • Moose Hunting (1983) • Nuclear Waste ('85) • Telephone Service ('86) • Anti-Pornography ('86) • Nuclear Waste ('87) • Cruise Missiles ('89) • Campaign Contributions ('89)
1970-1979	Income Tax Repeal ('71) • Form of Ballots ('72) • Power Authority ('73) • Bigelow Mountain ('76) • Bottle Bill ('79) •
1940-1949	Barlow Bill ('47) • Tabb Bill ('47)
1930-1939	Tax on Electricity ('33) • Tax on Personal Property ('33) • Highway Fund ('36)
1910-1929	Direct Primary Law ('11) • 48-Hour Work Week for Women ('23) • Direct Primary Repeal ('27)

	v • d • e People's Veto ballot measures in Maine
Laws	Ballot access laws • History of I&R in Maine • Signature requirements • All Maine ballot measures
1990-2009	Sexual Orientation ('98) • Sexual Orientation ('05) • Dirigo Tax ('08) • Repeal School Consolidation ('09)• Same-Sex Marriage ('09)
1970-1989	Weight of Commercial Vehicles ('74) • Slot Machine Ban ('80)
1950-1969	Vehicle Registration Fee ('58) • Commercial Vehicle Registration ('58) • Sunday Liquor ('66)
1930-1949	Government Administration ('30) • Gas Tax ('32) • Intoxicating Liquor ('34) • Fishing Licenses ('36) • Biddeford Elections ('40) • Biddeford Police Commission ('40) • Gas Tax ('41)
1910-1929	Alcohol Percentage ('10) • Town of Gorges ('10) • Portland Bridge ('10) • Uniform Ballot Boxes ('12) • Public Utilities Commission ('14) • Hours for Working Women ('16) • Women's Suffrage • Highway Commission ('22) • Standard Time ('25) • Grades of Milk ('25) • Railroad Excise Tax ('28) • Gas Tax Increase ('29)

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	v • d • e Statutes referred to the ballot by the Maine legislature
Laws	Maine Legislature • Maine Senate • Maine House of Representatives • All Maine ballot measures
2000-2009	Prohibit Sexual Orientation Discrimination ('00) • Term Limits Extension ('07)
1990-1999	Radioactive Waste ('93) • Seat Belts ('95) • Maine's Forest ('97) • Maine Turnpike ('97)
1970-1979	1970, 1971 Budget Appropriations ('70) • Bonds for York County ('70) • Interest Repeal on Unissued Bonds ('70) • State Lottery ('73) • Solid Waste Management ('76)
1960-1969	Bond Issue Interest Limitation ('69)
1950-1959	Fore River Bridge ('51)
1930-1949	Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge ('35) • Old Age Assistance ('37) • Bonus for WW II Vets ('46)
1910-1929	Highway Bridges ('16) • Tidal Power ('25) • Surplus Power Exportation ('29)

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	v • d • e Proposed amendments to the Maine Constitution
Laws	Maine Legislature • Maine Senate • Maine House of Representatives • Maine Constitution • All Maine ballot measures
2000-2009	Commercial Fishing ('00) • Voting Restrictions/Mentally Ill ('00)) • Highway Construction Short-Term Debt ('02) • Commercial Fishing ('05) • Initiative Petition Deadlines ('06)
1990-1999	Housing Guarantees ('90) • Retirement Fund ('91) • Housing Loan Repayment ('91)) • State Treasurer ('92) • Inland Fisheries ('92) • Funded Mandates ('92) • State Parks ('93) • Retirement System ('95) • Line-Item Veto ('95) • Signature Certification ('96) • Mentally Ill Voting Rights ('97) • People's Veto Election Timing ('99) • Historically Significant Properties ('99)
1980-1989	Legislative Re-districting ('80) • Initiative Elections ('80) • Selecting Justices of the Peace ('80) • Petition Signature Deadlines ('81) • Legislature Residency ('81) • School Bonds ('81) • Life Limits/Bonds ('82) • Higher Ed Loans ('82) • Property Taxes on Watercraft ('83) • Excise Tax Trust ('83) • Mineral-Bearing Lands ('83) • Un-Issued Bonds ('84) • Equal Rights Amendment ('84) • Veteran Loans ('84) • Watercraft Excise Tax ('84) • Legislators in Civil Office ('85) • Tenure of Sheriffs ('85) • Re-Districting ('86) • Right to Bear Arms ('87) • Legislature Residency ('87) • Gender-Biased Language('88) • Mortgage Guarantees ('89)

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