Maine 1974 ballot measures

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Seven statewide ballot measures were on the June 11 and November 5, 1974 ballots in Maine.

• Three of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measure was a veto referendum.
• Three of the measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• Six of the measures were approved and one was defeated.

On the ballot

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question	Hunt & Fish	Issues $1 million in bonds for the financing of the Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Acquisition Fund	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum Question	Business	Repeals and replaces language regarding commercial vehicles, including weight and length limits	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Transportation	Issues $7.8 million in bonds to build state highways	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $25 million in bonds to provide for elementary and secondary school building construction	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Suffrage	Eliminates the three-month voter residence requirement for intrastate moves	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Judiciary	Makes justices of the peace and notaries public appointed by governor	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Local Gov't	Clarifies the validity of municipal industrial parks	a

See also

• 1974 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," June 4, 1974
• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 29, 1974
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, People's Vetoes-
• 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