Maine State Park and Recreation Area Fund, Referendum Question No. 2 (1968)
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The Maine State Park and Recreation Area Fund Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 2, was on the November 5, 1968 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued up to $4 million in bonds for the creation of the Maine State Park and Recreation Area Fund.[2]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 2 (1968) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 225,192 | 69.80% | ||
| No | 97,443 | 30.20% | ||
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 Creation of the Maine State Park and Recreation Area Fund and the Issuance of Not Exceeding Four Million Dollar Bonds of the State of Maine for the Financing Thereof,' passed by the 103rd Legislature?" [3] |
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Similar measures
- Maine Real Property Acquisition for State Parks, Referendum Question No. 2 (1973)
- Maine Wildlife Habitat and Outdoor Recreation Land, Bond Issue 8 (1986)
- Maine Public Lands Access Purchase, Question 10 (1987)
See also
- Maine 1968 ballot measures
- 1968 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 29, 1968
- 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 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 29, 1968
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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