Maine Sunday and Holiday Store Openings, Question No. 1 (1990)
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The Maine Sunday and Holiday Store Openings Initiative, also known as Question No. 1, was on the November 6, 1990 ballot in Maine as an indirect initiated state statute, where it was approved. The measure allowed stores to open on Sundays and certain holidays, as long as stores in excess of 5,000 square feet of selling space did not require employees to work on those days.[1][2]
Election results
| Maine Question No. 1 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 272,129 | 52.48% | ||
| No | 246,378 | 47.52% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills 1980-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[1]
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Do You Favor the Change in Maine Law that Would Allow all Stores a Choice to Open on Sunday and Certain Holidays, Provided Stores in Excess of 5000 Square Feet of Selling Space do not Require thier Employees to Work on Such Days Proposed by Citizen Petition? [3] |
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See also
- Maine 1990 ballot measures
- 1990 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills 1980-
- I&R Institute ballot measure database for Maine
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Initiated Bills 1980-," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Laws of the State of Maine as Passed by the One Hundred and Fourteenth Legislature, "Initiated Bills, Chapter 2," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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