Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 4, Bond Issue to Fund Fore River Bridge Measure (September 1950)
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 4 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Highways and bridges |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on September 11, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported issuing $7 million in bonds to fund the construction of a highway and railroad bridge across Fore River between Portland and South Portland. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing $7 million in bonds to fund the construction of a highway and railroad bridge across Fore River between Portland and South Portland. |
Election results
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Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 4 |
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106,952 | 65.94% | ||
| No | 55,248 | 34.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Constitutional Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the legislature to authorize the issuing of bonds in an amount not exceeding $7,000,000 to be used for the purpose of building a combination highway and railroad bridge across Fore River as authorized by the legislature? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Maine Constitution
A two-thirds majority (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Maine State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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