Maine Higher Education Loans, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (1971)

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The Maine Higher Education Loans Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3, was on the November 2, 1971 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure allowed for the pledging of state credit to back loans for higher education and issued $4 million in bonds for such loans.

Background

In 1967, a similar measure was passed allowing up to $1 million in bonds to guarantee such loans.

Election results

Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (1971)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		139,984	58.96%
No		97,430	41.04%

Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-

Text of measure

The language appeared on the ballot as:

“

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIOANL AMENDMENT NO. 3 "Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature pledging credit of the State and providing for the issuance of bonds not exceeding four million dollars for loans for Maine students in higher education?"

”

Similar measures

• Maine Higher Education Loans, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1967) a

See also

Suggest a link

• Maine 1971 ballot measures
• 1971 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 26, 1971
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
• National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database