Maine School Building Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1970)
The Maine School Building Construction Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 2, was on the November 3, 1970 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued up to $50 million in bonds for the construction of elementary and secondary school buildings.[2]
Background
In 1974, an other bond issue was made for the same purposes in the amount of $25 million.
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 2 (1970) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 160,681 | 57.00% | ||
| No | 121,196 | 43.00% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
| “ |
"Shall a bond issue be ratified for the purposes set forth in 'An Act to Authorize Bond Issues in the Amount of $50,000,000 to Provide Funding for School Building Construction,' passed by the 104th Legislature?" [3] |
” |
Similar measures
See also
- Maine 1970 ballot measures
- 1970 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 27, 1970
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 27, 1970
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| |||||
 |
State of Maine Augusta (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
