Maine Old Age Assistance and Minimum Education, Referendum Question (1937)
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The Maine Old Age Assistance and Minimum Education Referendum, also known as Referendum Question, was on the August 16, 1937 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred state statute, where it was defeated. The measure related to programs to provide assistance to the elderly, to establish and provide a minimum level of education and to provide funding for such projects.[1][2]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question (1937) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 80,449 | 65.98% | ||
| Yes | 41,482 | 34.02% | ||
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-
Text of measure
The full text of the ballot language can be read here.
See also
- Maine 1937 ballot measures
- 1937 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "List of Questions," August 13, 1937
- Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
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