Maine Foundation Program School Subsidies, Referendum Question No. 4 (1969)
The Maine Foundation Program School Subsidies Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 4, was on the November 4, 1969 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $22 million in bonds to provide for a transitional period from January 1970 to June 1970 when the state would start making monthly payments of general purpose school aid to local school units, also known as the Foundation Program School Subsidies.[2]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 4 (1969) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 84,505 | 59.38% | ||
| No | 57,799 | 40.62% | ||
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 the State convert to monthly payments of general purpose school aid to local school units to ensure the State's ability to make cash payments and reduce the need for borrowing by municipalities and the State by issuing bonds in the amount of $22,000,000 in order to provide for the transitional period, January 1970 through June 1970?" [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 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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