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Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements, Bond Issue 4 (1985)
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The Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements Bond Issue, also known as Bond Issue 4, was on the November 5, 1985 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $20 million in bonds for improvements to highways, bridges and airports. Highway improvements were allocated $10 million, bridge improvements $9 million and airport improvements $1 million.[2][3]
Election results
| Maine Bond Issue 4 (1985) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 137,560 | 72.22% | ||
| No | 52,919 | 27.78% | ||
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:[3]
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"Do you favor a $20,000,000 bond issue for highway, bridge and airport improvements?" [4] |
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Similar measures
This measure was the first time a legislatively referred bond question was voted upon to fund combinations of highways, bridges, airports and harbors in Maine.
- Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements and Groundwater Pollution, Question 9 (1987)
- Maine Highway, Bridge, Airport and Harbor Improvements, Question 7 (1989)
- Maine Highway, Bridge, Airport, Ferry Vessel and Harbor Improvements Matching Federal Funds, Question 8 (1991)
Several measures have been voted upon to provide funding these projects as single subjects.
Highways
- Maine Bond Issue for State Highways, Question No. 2 (1912)
- Maine State Aid Highways Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1935)
- Maine State Highways Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 1 (1957)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1959)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1961)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1963)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1965)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1968)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1974)
- Maine State Aid Highways Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1921)
- Maine State Highways Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 1 (1951)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 11 (1969)
Highways and bridges
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Amendment No. 5 (1919)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1925)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Amendment No. 3 (1929)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Program, Referendum Question No. 2 (1975)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Program, Referendum Question No. 7 (1977)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Referendum Question No. 1 (1979)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1981)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Bond Issue 3 (1983)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (1939)
Airports
- Maine Airport Construction, Extension and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 5 (1967)
- Maine State Parks, Airports and Maintenance Building, Referendum Question No. 4 (1972)
- Maine Airport Improvements, Referendum Question No. 6 (1977)
- Maine Public Fish Piers, Airports and Transportation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 2 (1979)
- Maine Airport Construction and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1966)
- Maine Agricultural and Economic Development, Referendum Question No. 1 (1981)
See also
- Maine 1985 ballot measures
- 1985 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 5, 1985: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 29, 1985
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 5, 1985: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 29, 1985
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Laws of the State of Maine as Passed by the One Hundred and Twelfth Legislature, "Private and Special Laws, Chapter 71," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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