Maine Veterans Home, Referendum Question No. 8 (1977)
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The Maine Veterans Home Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 8, was on the December 5, 1977 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $2.1 million in bonds to fund the construction of a Maine Veterans Home.[2][3]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 8 (1977) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 121,836 | 56.94% | ||
| No | 92,153 | 43.06% | ||
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:[3]
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"Shall the State authorize bonds issue in the amount of $2,100,000 to Establish a Maine Veterans Home, as enacted by the First Regular Session of the 108th Legislature?" [4] |
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Similar measures
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 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 17, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Specimen Ballot," November 28, 1977
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Public Laws of the State of Maine As Passed at the First Regular Session of the One Hundred and Eighth Legislature, "Chapter 562," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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