Maine Capital Improvements, Referendum Question No. 4 (1959)
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The Maine Capital Improvements Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 4, was on the September 9, 1959 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved. The measure authorized $3.95 million in bonds for capital improvements, construction, repairs, equipment, supplies and furnishings for the 1960 and 1961 fiscal years.[1][2]
Aftermath
In 1963, a further $8,422,000 in bonds was issued for capital improvements, construction, repairs, equipment, supplies and furnishings for the 1964 fiscal year.
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. (1959) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 39,367 | 77.15% | ||
| No | 11,660 | 22.85% | ||
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:[2]
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"Shall a bond issue be ratified for the purposes set forth in 'An Act to Authorize General Fund Bond Issue in Amount of Three Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars and to Appropriate Moneys for Capital Improvements, Construction, Repairs, Equipment, Supplies and Furnishings for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1960 and June 30, 1961,' passed by the 99th Legislature?" [3] |
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Similar measures
- Maine Capital Improvements, Referendum Question No. 4 (1963)
- Maine Capital Improvements, Referendum Question No. 8 (1967)
See also
- Maine 1959 ballot measures
- 1959 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 5, 1959
- 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 8, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 5, 1959
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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