Maine Minimum Bottle Refund (1976)
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The Maine Minimum Bottle Refund Referendum was on the November 2, 1976 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred state statute, where it was approved.[1] The measure provided incentives for the reuse and recycling of beverage containers. Only Section 16 of Chapter 739 of the Public Laws of the 107th state legislature was referred to voters, which was entitled "Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers of Beverage Containers." The intent of this section the measure was to make an incentive system for manufactures, distributors, dealers and consumers of beverage containers to reuse or recycle them. This included creating a refund value on beverage containers of no less than five cents.[2]
Aftermath
In 1979, an attempt was made to repeal the returnable container law in Maine. It was defeated.[3]
Election results
| Maine Solid Waste Management Referendum (1976) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 274,164 | 57.80% | ||
| No | 200,200 | 42.20% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[4]
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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? [5] |
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Similar measures
Other states have had similar measures on the ballot regarding bottle deposits:
See also
- Maine 1976 ballot measures
- 1976 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Public Laws of the State of Maine As Passed by the One Hundred and Seventh Legislature 1975, "Chapter 739," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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