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Maine Wholesale and Retail Milk Price Control Repeal, Milk Price Control Question (1982)
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The Maine Wholesale and Retail Milk Price Control Repeal Initiative, also known as Milk Price Control Question, was on the November 2, 1982 ballot in Maine as an indirect initiated state statute, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have abolished the Maine Milk Commission's power to set dealer and retail prices of milk. It would not have affected the commission's authority to set minimum prices paid to dairy farmers. The measure would have also reduced the taxes paid by dairy producers and dealers which funded the commission.[2]
Election results
| Maine Milk Price Control Question (1982) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 232,430 | 51.10% | ||
| Yes | 222,422 | 48.90% | ||
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:[2]
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Shall "AN ACT to Repeal the Control of Milk Prices at the Wholesale and Retail Levels," became Law? [3] |
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See also
- Maine 1982 ballot measures
- 1982 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Lewiston Journal, "State of Maine General Election November 2, 1982: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 26, 1982
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills 1980-
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Initiated Bills 1980-," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lewiston Journal, "State of Maine General Election November 2, 1982: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 26, 1982
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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