Maine 1990 ballot measures

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Nine statewide ballot measures were on the November 6, 1990 ballot in Maine.

• One of the measures was an indirect initiated state statute.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• Seven of the measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• Five of the measures were approved and four were defeated.

On the ballot

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question No. 1	Sunday	Allows certain sized stores to open on Sundays and certain holidays	a
BI	Question No. 2	Transportation	Issues $4.5 million in bonds for the acquisition of certain rail lines	a
BI	Question No. 3	Education	Issues $5 million in bonds for the correction of major emergency maintenance problems in public schools	a
BI	Question No. 4	Environment	Issues $3 million in bonds for the investigation, abatement, clean up and mitigation of uncontrolled hazardous substance sites	a
BI	Question No. 5	Forests & Parks	Issues $19 million in bonds to purchase of public lands and for construction to replace Churchill Dam	d
BI	Question No. 6	Prisons	Issues $20,250,000 in bonds to build, purchase, plan and renovate correction facilities and to study future operation needs	d
BI	Question No. 7	Water	Issues $9 million in bonds for the construction of water pollution control facilities	a
BI	Question No. 8	History	Issues $5 million in bonds for historic buildings preservation, improvements at state parks and access for persons with disabilities	d
LRCA	Question No. 9	Housing	Uses state credit to insure the payment of mortgage loans	d

See also

• 1990 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills 1980-
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-