Maine 1966 ballot measures

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← 1965

Six statewide ballot measures were on the February 21, June 20 and November 8, 1966 ballot in Maine.

• One of the measures was a veto referendum.
• Four of the measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• Three of the measures were approved and three were defeated

On the ballot

February 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum Question	Alcohol	Allows certain sales of alcohol on Sundays	d

June 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Bonds	Issues $2.5 million for the construction of an office building for State Highway Commission	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Transportation	Issues $2.95 million in bonds for the construction and improvement of airports	d

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Culture	Issues $4.8 million in bonds for the construction of a state cultural building	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Environment	Issues $1.5 million in bonds to develop the Allagash Waterway	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment	Legislature	Repeals and replaces language outlining the election, powers and apportionment of the Maine State Senate	a

See also

• 1966 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," February 14, 1966
• Bar Harbor Times, "Specimen Ballot," June 16, 1966
• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," November 1, 1966
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, People's Vetoes 1909-
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
• National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database