Maine Adult Correctional Facilities, Question 3B (1989)
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The Maine Adult Correctional Facilities Bond Issue, also known as Question 3B, was on the November 7, 1989 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have issued $35 million in bonds to build, repair and renovate adult correctional facilities. The estimated interest on the bonds at 7 percent over 20 years would have been $25,725,000.[2][3]
Aftermath
Measure for juvenile corrections
While this measure failed, another legislatively referred bond question on the 1989 ballot provided similar funding for correctional facilities with a focus on juvenile corrections facilities.[1] The measures shared a ballot question number because they were two parts of the same act of the private and special laws from 1989. The full text of "An Act to Authorize General Fund Bond Issues in the Amounts of $14,500,000 and $35,000,000 for Construction and Renovation of Correctional Facilities," can be read here.
Later measures
In 1990, another legislatively referred bond question would have issued $20,250,000 in bonds to build, purchase, plan and renovate correction facilities and to study future operation needs, but it was defeated. The matter of funding state correctional facilities was, again, defeated in 1991. That measure would have issued $5.5 million in bonds for construction, purchasing and renovation of correctional facilities.[1][4]
Election results
| Maine Question 3B (1989) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 136,362 | 59.14% | ||
| Yes | 94,223 | 40.86% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[3]
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Shall a bond issue be authorized in the amount of $35,000,000 to build, repair or renovate adult correctional facilities? [5] |
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Support
- Maine Department of Corrections[2]
Opposition
The Maine Council of Churches, the Maine Civil Liberties Union and several smaller prison reform advocates argued against the measure on the basis that it would be used to construction 200 additional maximum security beds at the new prison in Warren, which they believed were a bad deal.[2]
Similar measures
- Maine Juvenile and Adult Correctional Facilities, Question 3A (1989)
- Maine Prison Construction, Renovation and Future Operation Needs Study, Question No. 6 (1990)
- Maine Correctional Facilities Construction, Purchasing and Renovation, Question 2 (1991)
See also
- Maine 1989 ballot measures
- 1989 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 7, 1989: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 31, 1989
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 7, 1989: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 31, 1989
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Laws of the State of Maine as Passed by the One Hundred and Fourteenth Legislature, "Private and Special Laws, Chapter 90," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News," YES on prison bonds," October 31, 1990
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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