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Maine Higher Education Loans to Parents, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1982)
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The Maine Higher Education Loans to Parents Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2, was on the November 2, 1982 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure authorized the use of state credit to secure funds to make educational loans to parents of Maine students attending institutions of higher education. This amended Section 2 of Article VIII, Part First of the Maine Constitution.[2][3]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1982) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 257,040 | 61.24% | ||
| No | 162,696 | 38.76% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
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"Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to authorize the credit of the State to be loaned to secure funds for loans to parents of Maine students attending institutions of higher education?" [4] |
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Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes made by this measure can be read here.
See also
- Maine 1982 ballot measures
- 1982 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Lewiston Journal, "State of Maine General Election November 2, 1982: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 26, 1982
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lewiston Journal, "State of Maine General Election November 2, 1982: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 26, 1982
- ↑ Constitutional Resolutions of the State of Maine as Passed at the Fourth Special Session of the One Hundred and Tenth Legislature, 1981, "Chapter 5," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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