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Maine Question 1, Fort Kent State College Multi-Purpose Building Bond Measure (1967)
| Maine Referendum Question No. 1 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Higher education funding |
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| Type Bond issue |
Origin |
Maine Referendum Question No. 1 was on the ballot as a bond issue in Maine on November 7, 1967. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported ratifying a $415,000 state bond issue to construct a multi-purpose building at Fort Kent State College. |
A "no" vote opposed ratifying a $415,000 state bond issue to construct a multi-purpose building at Fort Kent State College. |
Election results
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Maine Referendum Question No. 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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49,069 | 59.89% | ||
| No | 32,862 | 40.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum Question No. 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a bond issue be ratified for the purposes set forth in 'An Act to Authorize Bond Issue in the Amount of Four Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Dollars for Construction of a Multi-purpose Building at Fort Kent State College,' passed by the 103rd Legislature? | ” |
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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