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Maine State Route 6 Reconstruction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1967)
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The Maine State Route 6 Reconstruction Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 1, was on the September 12, 1967 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have issued $3 million in bonds to reconstruct and eliminate hazardous portions of State Route 6.[2]
Aftermath
A second attempt at funding a reconstruction of State Route 6 through legislatively referred bond question was made in 1970. It would have issued $30 million in bonds for the project, but it was also defeated.[1]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 1 (1967) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 51,174 | 55.87% | ||
| Yes | 40,415 | 44.13% | ||
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 in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 as set forth in 'An Act to Authorize the Reconstruction and elimination of Hazardous Locations on Portions of State Route 6,' passed by the 103rd Legislature?" [3] |
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Similar measures
See also
- Maine 1967 ballot measures
- 1967 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," September 5, 1967
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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," September 5, 1967
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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