Maine Mentally Handicapped Children's Residential Facility, Referendum Question No. 3 (1968)
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The Maine Mentally Handicapped Children's Residential Facility Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 3, was on the November 5, 1968 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $180,000 in bonds for the construction of a residential facility for mentally disabled children in Aroostook County.[2]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 3 (1968) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 270,576 | 82.27% | ||
| No | 58,305 | 17.73% | ||
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 'An Act Providing a Bond Issue in the Amount of One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Dollars for Constructing a Residential Facility for Mentally Retarded Children in Aroostook County,' passed by the Second Special Session of the 103rd Legislature, be accepted?" [3] |
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Similar measures
- Maine Bangor Regional Mental Healthcare Facility, Referendum Question No. 2 (1967)
- Maine Mental Hospitals and Correctional Institutions Expansion, Referendum Question No. 3 (1967)
- Maine Mental and Correctional Institutions Expansion and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 12 (1969)
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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