Maine Camp Waban Added Facilities, Referendum Question No. 3 (1969)
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The Maine Camp Waban Added Facilities Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 3, was on the November 4, 1969 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have provided $210,000 in bonds for constructing facilities at Camp Waban in York County.[2]
Background
Camp Waban was founded as a summer camp for children with developmental disabilities in 1966.[3][4]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 3 (1969) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 76,711 | 54.36% | ||
| Yes | 64,411 | 45.64% | ||
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 Providing a Bond Issue in the Amount of Two Hundred and Ten Thousand Dollars for the Construction of Necessary Added Facilities at Camp Waban, York County' passed by the 104th Legislature?" [5] |
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See also
- Maine 1969 ballot measures
- 1969 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 28, 1969
- 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 14, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 28, 1969
- ↑ Waban, "Waban History," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Waban, "Waban Timeline," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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