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Maine Educational Facilities and Land Acquisition, Referendum Question No. 9 (1969)
The Maine Educational Facilities and Land Acquisition Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 9, was on the November 4, 1969 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $770,000 in bonds for the improvement of facilities and acquisition of land at Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Maine Vocational Technical Institutes, and educational facilities at Maine Maritime Academy, the Unorganized Territory schools and Indian schools.[2]
The funds were appropriated in the following ways:[2]
- $35,700 to Central Maine Vocational-Technical Institute
- $105,000 to Eastern Maine Vocational-Technical Institute
- $12,000 to Northern Maine Vocational-Technical Institute
- $71,000 to Southern Maine Vocational-Technical Institute
- $215,000 to Unorganized Territory Schools, including Indian Schools
- $331,300 to Maine Maritime Academy
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 9 (1969) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 75,499 | 53.25% | ||
| No | 66,281 | 46.75% | ||
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]
| “ |
"Shall the State provide for more and improved facilities and acquisition of land at the State Vocational-Technical Institutes and of the Maine Maritime Academy and for the improvement of facilities at the Unorganized Territory Schools and Indian Schools by issuing bonds of the amount of $770,000?" [3] |
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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 2.2 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 28, 1969
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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