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Maine Moose Hunting Season Repeal, Initiative 1 (1983)
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The Maine Moose Hunting Season Repeal Initiative, also known as Initiative 1, was on the November 8, 1983 ballot in Maine as an indirect initiated state statute, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have repealed the moose hunting season in Maine.[2]
Election results
| Maine Initiative 1 (1983) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 185,603 | 60.51% | ||
| Yes | 121,125 | 39.49% | ||
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:[3]
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"Shall Maine Repeal the Hunting Season on Moose?" [4] |
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See also
- Maine 1983 ballot measures
- 1983 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 8, 1983: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," November 1, 1983
- 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 24, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 8, 1983: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," November 1, 1983
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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