Maine State Teachers College Student Housing, Referendum Question No. 2 (1961)
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The Maine State Teachers College Student Housing Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 2, was on the October 10, 1961 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved. The measure provided an issue up to $2.6 million in bonds for the construction of self-liquidating student housing for the Aroostook, Farmington, Gorham and Washington State Teachers Colleges.[1][2]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 2 (1961) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 31,256 | 76.17% | ||
| No | 9,778 | 23.83% | ||
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 'An Act to Authorize the Construction of Self-Liquidating Student Housing for the State Teachers Colleges and the Issuance of not Exceeding $2,600,000 Bonds of the State of Maine for the Financing Thereof,' passed by the 100th Legislature, be accepted?" [3] |
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Similar measures
- Maine University Housing, Referendum Question No. 3 (1959)
- Maine Maritime Academy Dining Facility, Referendum Question No. 1 (1963)
- Maine State Teachers Colleges Student Housing, Referendum Question No. 3 (1963)
- Maine Teachers Colleges and Vocational-Technical Schools Student Housing and Dining, Referendum Question No. 1 (1965)
- Maine University Housing, Referendum Question No. 3 (1965)
- Maine University Capital Improvements, Referendum Question No. 4 (1965)
- Maine Maritime Academy Dormitories, Referendum Question No. 2A (1968)
- Maine Farmington State College Women's Dormitories, Referendum Question No. 2B (1968)
- Maine Northern Vocational-Technical Institute Dormitory, Referendum Question (1978)
See also
- Maine 1961 ballot measures
- 1961 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Evening Journal, "Specimen Ballot," October 3, 1961
- 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 8, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Evening Journal, "Specimen Ballot," October 3, 1961
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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