Maine 1973 ballot measures

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Five statewide ballot questions were on the November 6, 1973 ballot in the state of Maine.

• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred bond question.
• Two of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measure was an initiated state statute.
• Four of the measures were approved and one was defeated.

On the ballot

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Direct initiative Question	Utilities	Creates the Power Authority of Maine	d
LRSS	Referendum Question No. 1	Lottery	Creates a state lottery	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Forests & Parks	Issues up to $3 million in bonds for the acquisition of real property for state parks	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Gov't Finance	Removes municipal debt limits from constitution, shifts to legislative issue	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Admin of Gov't	Regulates implementation bills that come before Governor after end of a legislative session	a

See also

• 1973 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 30, 1973
• 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 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