Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1965)
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The Maine State Highways Construction Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 2, was on the November 2, 1965 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved. The measure issued $9.6 million in bonds for the construction of state highways.[1][2]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 2 (1965) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 38,244 | 79.20% | ||
| No | 10,043 | 20.80% | ||
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 purposes set forth in 'An Act to Authorize the Issuance of Bonds in the Amount of Nine Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars on Behalf of the State of Maine to Build State Highways,' passed by the 102nd Legislature?" [3] |
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Similar measures
Funding for state highway construction projects has been a frequent ballot issue in Maine. The following lists those that have been approved and defeated.
Approved
- Maine Bond Issue for State Highways, Question No. 2 (1912)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Amendment No. 5 (1919)
- 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 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. 1 (1974)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Program, Referendum Question No. 2 (1975)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Program, Referendum Question No. 7 (1977)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Referendum Question No. 1 (1979)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1981)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Bond Issue 3 (1983)
- Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements, Bond Issue 4 (1985)
- Maine Highway, Bridge, Airport and Harbor Improvements, Question 7 (1989)
- Maine Highway, Bridge, Airport, Ferry Vessel and Harbor Improvements Matching Federal Funds, Question 8 (1991)
Defeated
- Maine State Aid Highways Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1921)
- 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 Construction, Referendum Question No. 11 (1969)
- Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements and Groundwater Pollution, Question 9 (1987)
See also
- Maine 1965 ballot measures
- 1965 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Biddeford Journal, "Specimen Ballot," October 25, 1965
- 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 11, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biddeford Journal, "Specimen Ballot," October 25, 1965
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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