Maine 1972 ballot measures

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Eleven statewide ballot questions were on the June 16 and November 7, 1973 ballot in Maine.

• Three of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was an initiated state statute.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• Six of the measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• Eight of the measures were approved and three were defeated.

On the ballot

June 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Direct initiative Question	Elections	Removes straight party square box on general election ballots, establishes alphabetically listing of candidates by office	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Education	Issues $3,850,000 in bonds for vocational technical institutes and reservation schools	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Prisons	Issues $2,985,000 in bonds for enlargement and improvement of mental and correctional institutes	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Transportation	Issues $4 million in bonds for a toll bridge across the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Bonds	Issues $3.09 million in bonds for state park facilities, various airports and a maintenance building at Augusta	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Transportation	Issues $10.3 million in bonds for the construction of state highways	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $8.36 million in bonds for classroom facilities at seven campuses of the University of Maine	a
LRSS	Referendum Question No. 3	Transportation	Reallocates moneys appropriated for Auburn-Lewiston Airport and construction at Rumford	d
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Housing	Provides government credit for loans for housing for Native Americans	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Housing	Provides government credit for loans for housing for Veterans	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Legislatures	Reduces the age of eligibility to serve in the House of Representatives to 20 years of age	d

See also

• 1972 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Evening Journal, "Specimen Ballot," June 12, 1972
• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 31, 1972
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills
• 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