Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Program, Referendum Question No. 2 (1975)

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The Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Program Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 2, was on the November 4, 1975 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved. The measure issued $13.6 million in bonds for highway and bridge improvements.

Aftermath

In 1977, an additional $11.5 million in bonds were issued to fund the Highway and Bridge Improvement Program.

Election results

Maine Referendum Question No. 2 (1975)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		106,619	71.13%
No		43,282	28.97%

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:

“

REFERENDUM QUESTION NO. 2 "Shall a bond issue be ratified for the purposes set forth in 'AN ACT to Authorize Bond Issue in the Amount of $13,600,000 to Finance the Highway and Bridge Improvement Program?"

”

Similar measures

Funding for state highway construction projects has been a frequent ballot issue in Maine. The following lists those that have been approved and defeated.

Approved

• Maine Bond Issue for State Highways, Question No. 2 (1912) a
• Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Amendment No. 5 (1919) a
• Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1925) a
• Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Amendment No. 3 (1929) a
• Maine State Aid Highways Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1935)a
• Maine State Highways Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 1 (1957) a
• Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1959) a
• Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1961) a
• Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1963) a
• Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1965) a
• Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1968) a
• Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1974) a
• Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Program, Referendum Question No. 7 (1977) a
• Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Referendum Question No. 1 (1979) a
• Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1981) a
• Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Bond Issue 3 (1983) a
• Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements, Bond Issue 4 (1985) a
• Maine Highway, Bridge, Airport and Harbor Improvements, Question 7 (1989) a
• Maine Highway, Bridge, Airport, Ferry Vessel and Harbor Improvements Matching Federal Funds, Question 8 (1991) a

Defeated

• Maine State Aid Highways Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1921) d
• Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (1939) d
• Maine State Highways Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 1 (1951) d
• Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 11 (1969) d
• Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements and Groundwater Pollution, Question 9 (1987) d==See also==

Suggest a link

• Maine 1975 ballot measures
• 1975 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 28, 1975
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
• National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database