Maine Minimum Bottle Refund Measure (1976)
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| Topic Pollution, waste, and recycling policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Maine Minimum Bottle Refund Measure was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Maine on November 2, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported incentivizing manufactures, distributors, dealers and consumers of beverage containers to reuse or recycle them with a refund value of 5¢. |
A "no" vote opposed incentivizing manufactures, distributors, dealers and consumers of beverage containers to reuse or recycle them with a refund value of 5¢. |
Election results
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274,164 | 57.80% | ||
| No | 200,200 | 42.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Minimum Bottle Refund Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 16 of 'An Act to Improve Solid Waste Management ' which section requires a minimum 5¢ deposit on all returnable beverage containers, as passed by the First Special Session of the 107th Legislature, become law? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 76 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Maine State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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