Maine 1997 ballot measures

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← 1996

Six statewide ballot measures were on the November 4, 1997 ballot in Maine.

• One of the measures was an automatic ballot referral from a 1996 ballot measure.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• Three of the measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• Four of the measures were approved and two were defeated.

On the ballot

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Question 1	Forests & Parks	Makes the Compact for Maine's Forests into law	d
BI	Question 2	Water	Issues $7 million in bonds, matching $15 million in federal bonds, for water pollution control facilities	a
BI	Question 3	Bonds	Issues $10 million in bonds for the Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund	a
BI	Question 4	Transportation	Issues $56.85 million in bonds for transportation improvements	a
LRCA	Question 5	Suffrage	Repeals provision that prevents persons under guardianship because of mental illnesses from voting	d
LRSS	Question 6	Transportation	Expands southern end of Maine Turnpike	a

See also

• 1997 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Citizen's guide to the November 4, 1997 ballot questions in Maine
• 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-
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-