Maine Airport Construction, Extension and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 5 (1967)
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The Maine Airport Construction, Extension and Improvement Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 5, was on the September 12, 1967 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $2,837,000 in bonds for the construction, extension and improvement of airports.[2]
Background
A similar measure was defeated in 1966 that would have provided $2.95 million in bonds for the construction and improvement of airports.
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 5 (1967) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 48,613 | 53.48% | ||
| No | 42,290 | 46.52% | ||
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:[2]
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"Shall a bond issue be ratified for the purposes set forth in 'An Act to Authorize General Fund Bond Issue in Amount of Two Million Eight Hundred and Thirty-seven Thousand Dollars and to Appropriate Moneys for Construction, Extension and Improvement of Airports,' passed by the 103rd Legislature, be accepted?" [3] |
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Similar measures
- Maine Airport Construction and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1966)
- Maine Norridgewock Airport Appropriation, Referendum Question No. 2 (1969)
- Maine Airport Moneys Reallocation, Referendum Question No. 3 (1972)
- Maine State Parks, Airports and Maintenance Building, Referendum Question No. 4 (1972)
- Maine Airport Improvements, Referendum Question No. 6 (1977)
- Maine Public Fish Piers, Airports and Transportation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 2 (1979)
- Maine Agricultural and Economic Development, Referendum Question No. 1 (1981)
- Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements, Bond Issue 4 (1985)
See also
- Maine 1967 ballot measures
- 1967 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," September 5, 1967
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," September 5, 1967
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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