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Maine World War II Veterans's Bonus Taxes, Referendum Question (1946)
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The Maine World War II Veterans's Bonus Taxes Referendum, also known as Referendum Question, was on the September 9, 1946 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred state statute, where it was defeated.[1][2]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question (1946) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 109,450 | 64.38% | ||
| Yes | 60,544 | 35.62% | ||
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
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"Shall the act providing for the payment of a bonus to Maine veterans of World War II and for the payment of other veteran's benefits and to provide for such payments by additional cigarette and liquor taxes and miscellaneous taxes, as submitted by the 92nd legislature to the people be accepted?" [3] |
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Similar measures
- Maine Bonus for Soldiers and Sailors, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1920)
- Maine Bonus for Soldiers and Sailors, Amendment No. 3 (1921)
- Maine World War II Veterans Bonus Bonds and Taxes, Proposed Constitutional Amendment (1946)
See also
- Maine 1946 ballot measures
- 1946 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 5, 1946
- Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Referenda Votes on Acts of the Maine Legislature 1910-," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Daily Sun, "List of Questions," September 5, 1946
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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