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Maine Gambling Machines Prohibition, Referendum Question (1980)

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The Maine Gambling Machines Prohibition People's Veto, also known as Referendum Question, was on the March 11, 1980 ballot in Maine as a veto referendum, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have prohibited games of chance played on machines.[2][3]

Election results

Maine Referendum Question (1980)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No32,13168.88%
Yes 14,520 31.12%

Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, People's Vetoes 1909-

Text of measure

The language appeared on the ballot as:[3]

“

"Shall ‘An Act to Amend the Laws Relating to Games of Chance,’ which Prohibits the Licensing of Games of Chance Conducted with Gambling Machines, Become Law?"[4]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "People's Vetoes 1909-," accessed April 23, 2014
  2. ↑ Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election March 11, 1980: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," March 4, 1980
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Public Laws of the State of Maine As Passed at the First Regular Session of the One Hundred and Ninth Legislature, "Chapter 271," accessed April 23, 2014 (dead link)
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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