Maine State Office Building Bond Issue, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 7 (1951)

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The Maine State Office Building Bond Issue Referendum, also known as Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 7, was on the September 10, 1951 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have authorized a bond issue up to $3 million payable within 15 years at a rate of interest not exceeding 4 percent per year, payable semi-annually to pay for the construction of a state office building. This would have added Section 21 to Article IX of the Maine Constitution.

Election results

Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 7 (1951)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		31,369	66.07%
Yes		16,107	33.93%

Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-

Text of measure

The language appeared on the ballot as:

“

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 7 "Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by resolution of the legislature to provide for a bond issue in the amount of $3,000,000, the proceeds of which to be expended for the erection of a state office building?"

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Constitutional changes

The full text of the constitutional changes proposed by this measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Maine 1951 ballot measures
• 1951 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Lewiston Evening Journal, "Specimen Ballot," August 31, 1951
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
• National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database