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Maine Uniform State Property Tax Question (1977)
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The Maine Uniform State Property Tax Question was on the December 5, 1977 ballot in Maine as an indirect initiated state statute, where it was approved.[1] The measure repealed the uniform property tax and changed portions of the school funding law. The tax law had assessed all taxable property in the state at a uniform tax rate to finance no more than half of the public school education costs.[2]
Election results
| Maine Uniform State Property Tax Question (1977) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 124,322 | 56.58% | ||
| No | 95,413 | 43.42% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills, 1910-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
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Do You Wish to Repeal the Uniform State Property Tax? [3] |
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See also
- Maine 1977 ballot measures
- 1977 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Bangor Daily News, "Specimen Ballot," November 28, 1977
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills, 1910-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Initiated Bills, 1910-," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bangor Daily News, "Specimen Ballot," November 28, 1977
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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