Maine Question 3, Oil Pollution Removal Bond Measure (1970)
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| Topic Bond issues and Pollution, waste, and recycling policy |
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Origin |
Maine Question 3 was on the ballot as a bond issue in Maine on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported a bond amount of $4 million to be issued for oil pollution clean up efforts in the event of an Oil Pollution Disaster. |
A "no" vote opposed a bond amount of $4 million to be issued for oil pollution clean up efforts in the event of an Oil Pollution Disaster. |
Election results
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Maine Question 3 |
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172,378 | 61.95% | ||
| No | 105,881 | 38.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a bond issue be ratified for the purposes set forth in 'An Act to Authorize General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $4,000,000 for Removal and Abatement of Prohibited Discharges of Oil from Coastal Waters, Land Adjoining the Seacoast of the State or Waters Draining into the Costal Waters of the State in the Event of an Oil Pollution Disaster, declared by the Governor,' passed by the First Special Session of the 104th 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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