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Maine Question 3, Public Campaign Financing Bond Measure (1996)
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| Topic Campaign finance |
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| Type Bond issue |
Origin |
Maine Question 3 was on the ballot as a bond issue in Maine on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported enacting the Maine Clean Election Act, which would provide for gubernatorial and state legislative candidates to choose to have their campaigns publicly funded. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting the Maine Clean Election Act, which would provide for gubernatorial and state legislative candidates to choose to have their campaigns publicly funded. |
Election results
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Maine Question 3 |
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320,755 | 56.18% | ||
| No | 250,185 | 43.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Do you want Maine to adopt new campaign finance laws and give public funding to candidates for state office who agree to spending limits? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Maine, voter approval is required for state bond issues that exceed $2 million, with exceptions to bonds for the purpose of suppressing insurrection, repelling invasion, or for purposes of war, as well as for temporary loans paid out of money raised by taxation during the fiscal year which they are made, or for loans to be paid within 12 months with federal transportation funds.
A two thirds majority (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a bond issue on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Maine State Senate, assuming no vacancies. State bond issues require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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