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Maine Gas Tax Increase, Referendum Question No. 2 (1929)
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The Maine Gas Tax Increase People's Veto, also known as Referendum Question No. 2, was on the September 9, 1929 ballot in Maine as a veto referendum, where it was defeated. The measure would have increased gasoline taxes to five cents per gallon.[1][2]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 2 (1929) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 79,673 | 69.32% | ||
| Yes | 35,258 | 30.68% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, People's Vetoes 1909-
Text of measure
The full text of the ballot language can be read here.
See also
- Maine 1929 ballot measures
- 1929 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 3 , 1929
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "No on Gasoline Tax Increase Political Advertisement," September 7, 1929
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, People's Vetoes 1909-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
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