Maine 1968 ballot measures

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Eight statewide ballot measures were on the June 17 and November 5, 1968 ballots in Maine.

• Seven of the measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• All of the measures were approved.

On the ballot

June 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Utilities	Issues $384,000 in bonds for the construction of school, water and sewage facilities on Native American reservations	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2A	Housing	Issues $850,000 in bonds to build and improve dormitories at the Maine Maritime Academy	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2B	Housing	Issues $955,000 in bonds for the construction of women's dormitory facilities at Farmington State College	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Transportation	Issues $12.8 million in bonds for the construction of state highways	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Forests & Parks	Issues $4 million in bonds for the creation of the Maine State Park and Recreation Area Fund	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Healthcare	Issues $180,000 in bonds for construction of mentally disabled children residential facility in Aroostook County	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Transportation	Issues $4.5 million in bonds for the construction of a bridge across the Androscoggin River	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment	Gov't Finance	Doubles state guaranteed loans for industrial, manufacturing, fishing and agricultural enterprises to $80 million	a

See also

• 1968 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," June 10, 1968
• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 29, 1968
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
• National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database