Maine Lewiston-Auburn Bridge, Referendum Question No. 4 (1968)
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The Maine Lewiston-Auburn Bridge Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 4, was on the November 5, 1968 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued up to $4.5 million in bonds for the construction of a bridge across the Androscoggin River between the cities of Auburn and Lewiston. This was the third time such an measure had been put to voters, with the prior two being defeated.[2]
Background
The first attempt to fund a bridge in this location was in 1951, when a legislatively referred bond question asked voters to approve $3 million in bonds for the construction of a toll bridge there. A second attempt was made in 1967, which asked for $4.5 million for a bridge, though no longer specified as a toll bridge.
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 4 (1968) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 199,221 | 61.05% | ||
| No | 127,084 | 38.95% | ||
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:[2]
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"Shall a bond issue be ratified in an amount not to exceed $4,500,000 as set forth in 'An Act to Authorize the Construction of a Bridge Across the Androscoggin River between the Cities of Auburn and Lewiston,' passed by the 103rd Legislature in second special session?" [3] |
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Similar measures
- Maine Lewiston-Auburn Toll Bridge Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 3 (1951)
- Maine Lewiston-Auburn Bridge, Referendum Question No. 3 (1967)
See also
- Maine 1968 ballot measures
- 1968 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 29, 1968
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 29, 1968
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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