Maine Question 6, Cost-Sharing Taxes for Education Amendment (1978)

Maine Question 6
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic Public education funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Maine Question 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 7, 1978. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported school administrative districts or a community school districts assessing any taxes they levy according to any cost-sharing formula authorized by the legislature.

A "no" vote opposed school administrative districts or a community school districts assessing any taxes they levy according to any cost-sharing formula authorized by the legislature.

Election results

Maine Question 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		212,063	68.45%
No		97,764	31.55%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the Legislature to provide that taxes which a school district is authorized to levy may be assessed in any cost-sharing formula mutually agreeable to the communities involved

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Maine Constitution

A two-thirds majority (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment 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. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1978 Measures

• 1978 Measures
• Public education funding on the ballot
• 1978 legislative sessions

Maine

• Maine ballot measures
• Maine ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
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External links

• Maine Voter Guide (YEAR)