Maine 1970 ballot measures

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Twelve statewide ballot questions were on the March 16, June 15 and November 3, 1970 ballot in Maine.

• Eight of the measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• Three of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Ten of the measures were approved and two were defeated.

On the ballot

March 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question	Transportation	Issues $19.5 million in bonds for the construction of state highways	a

June 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Education	Removes interest rate limitation of five percent from unissued bonds for a regional vocational center in York County	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $3,825,000 in bonds for construction at the State Vocational-Technical Institutes and Boys Training Center	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Education	Issues $14,985,000 in bonds for classroom expansions and improvements at University of Maine campuses	d
LRSS	Referendum Question No. 4	Education	Allows moneys originally appropriated for addition to Gould Academic Building to be used for classroom construction	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Transportation	Issues $30 million in bonds for the reconstruction of State Route 6	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $50 million in bonds for the construction of elementary and secondary school buildings	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Environment	Issues $4 million in bonds for oil pollution clean up efforts when the Governor declares an Oil Pollution Disaster	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Environment	Repeals interest limit on unissued bonds for water pollution abatement	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Suffrage	Lowers age requirement for voting to 20 years old	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Property	Allows Legislature to provide for the assessment of real estate taxes of three types of real estate	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Legislatures	Empowers the Legislature to call for Special Sessions	a

See also

• 1970 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," March 9, 1970
• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," June 8, 1970
• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 27, 1970
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-
• 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