Maine Question 4, Gould Academic Building Appropriations Use Measure (June 1970)

Maine Question 4
Election date June 15, 1970
Topic Bond issues and Public education funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Maine Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Maine on June 15, 1970. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing for the money originally appropriated for an addition to the Gould Academic Building at the Boys Training center to be used for the construction of educational classrooms at the center.

A "no" vote opposed allowing for the money originally appropriated for an addition to the Gould Academic Building at the Boys Training center to be used for the construction of educational classrooms at the center.

Election results

Maine Question 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		93,129	68.04%
No		43,738	31.96%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:

“

Shall the moneys appropriated for an addition to the Gould Academic Building at the Boys Training Center be used for the construction of educational classrooms at the Boys Training Center, passed by the First Special Session of the 104th Legislature?

”

Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 76 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Maine State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1970 Measures

• 1970 Measures
• Public education funding on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1970 legislative sessions

Maine

• Maine ballot measures
• Maine ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Maine Voter Guide (1970)