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Maine Vocational-Technical Institutes and Maritime Academy Improvements Bond Measure (June 1980)

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Maine Vocational-Technical Institutes and Maritime Academy Improvements Bond Measure

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Election date

June 10, 1980

Topic
Bond issues and Higher education funding
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Bond issue 		Origin

State legislature


Maine Vocational-Technical Institutes and Maritime Academy Improvements Bond Measure was on the ballot as a bond issue in Maine on June 10, 1980. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state to issue $8 million in bonds for improvements to vocational-technical institutes and the Maine Maritime Academy.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to issue $8 million in bonds for improvements to vocational-technical institutes and the Maine Maritime Academy.


Election results

Maine Vocational-Technical Institutes and Maritime Academy Improvements Bond Measure

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

67,011 60.18%
No 44,345 39.82%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Vocational-Technical Institutes and Maritime Academy Improvements Bond Measure was as follows:

“

Shall a bond issue be ratified in the amount of $8,000,000 for improvements to vocational-technical institutes and the Maine Maritime Academy?

”


Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 76 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Maine State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

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