Maine 1996 ballot measures

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Nine statewide ballot measures were on the June 11 and November 5, 1996 ballots in Maine.

• Five of the measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• Three of the measures were indirect initiated state statutes.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• All of the measures were approved, with one measure being a choice between three options.

One of the indirect initiated state statutes on the November 5 ballot was a choice between the initiated measure, a competing measure from the legislature and no to both of those options. The competing measure was chosen by the voters, but because it received less than half of the total votes on the matter, it was referred as a single measure on the November 4, 1997 ballot, where it was defeated.

On the ballot

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bonds	Issues $4,905,316 in bonds to create a statewide library information system	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Term Limits	Seeks to impose term limits on the U.S. Congress through five provisions	a
IndISS	Question 2: Option 2A	Forests & Parks	Bans clearcutting and other new logging standards (initiated measure)	d
	Question 2: Option 2B	Forests & Parks	Promotes sustainable forest management by making Compact for Maine's Forests law (competing measure)	a
	Question 2: Option 2C	Forests & Parks	Rejects both options 2A and 2B	d
IndISS	Question 3	Elections	Enacts system for public financing of gubernatorial and state legislative campaigns	a
BI	Question 4	Forests & Parks	Issues $3 million in bonds for improvements to the state park and historic site facilities	a
BI	Question 5	Environment	Issues $16.5 million to clean up hazardous substance discharges, tire stockpiles and solid waste landfills	a
BI	Question 6	Development	Issues $11 million in bonds for the Small Enterprise Growth Fund and the Agricultural Marketing Load Fund	a
BI	Question 7	Water	Issues $10 million for water pollution management facilities and protection of drinking water resources	a
LRCA	Question 8	Direct Democracy	Increases from two to five the number of working days that local officials have to certify signatures on initiatives	a

See also

• 1996 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Citizen's guide to the November 5, 1996 Maine ballot questions
• June 11 election vote totals
• 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-