Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1972)
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The Maine State Highways Construction Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 1, was on the November 7, 1972 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $10.3 million in bonds, including the matching of federal funds, for the construction of state highways.[2]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 1 (1972) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 259,313 | 67.01% | ||
| No | 127,656 | 32.99% | ||
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]
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"Shall a bond issue be ratified for the purpose set forth in 'An Act to Authorize the Issuance of Bonds in the amount of Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars on Behalf of the State of Maine to Build State Highways,' including the matching of Federal Funds, passed by the 105th Legislature?" [3] |
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Similar measures
- Maine Bond Issue for State Highways, Question No. 2 (1912)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Amendment No. 5 (1919)
- Maine State Aid Highways Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1921)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1925)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Amendment No. 3 (1929)
- Maine State Aid Highways Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1935)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (1939)
- Maine State Highways Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 1 (1951)
- Maine State Highways Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 1 (1957)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1959)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1961)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1963)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1968)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 11 (1969)
- Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements and Groundwater Pollution, Question 9 (1987) * Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question (1970)
See also
- Maine 1972 ballot measures
- 1972 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 31, 1972
- 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 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 31, 1972
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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