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Maine Airport Improvements, Referendum Question No. 6 (1977)
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The Maine Airport Improvements Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 6, was on the December 5, 1977 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $1.8 million in bonds for improvements to multiple airports. These airports were Auburn-Lewiston, Augusta, Bangor, Bar Harbor, Belfast, Caribou, Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Fryeburg, Islesboro, Jackman, Knox County, Lincoln, Old Town, Pittsfield, Protage Lake, Portland, Presque Isle, Princeton, Rangeley, Sanford, Waterville and Wiscasset.[2][3]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 6 (1977) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 116,745 | 54.98% | ||
| No | 95,591 | 45.02% | ||
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:[3]
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"Shall a bond issue be ratified for the purposes set forth in 'AN ACT to Appropriate Money for Improvements to Airports and to Authorize General Fund Bond Issues in the Amount of $1,800,000,' as passed by the 108th Legislature?" [4] |
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Similar measures
- Maine Airport Construction and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1966)
- Maine Airport Construction, Extension and Improvement, Referendum Question No. 5 (1967)
- Maine Norridgewock Airport Appropriation, Referendum Question No. 2 (1969)
- Maine Airport Moneys Reallocation, Referendum Question No. 3 (1972)
- Maine State Parks, Airports and Maintenance Building, Referendum Question No. 4 (1972)
- Maine Public Fish Piers, Airports and Transportation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 2 (1979)
- Maine Agricultural and Economic Development, Referendum Question No. 1 (1981)
- Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements, Bond Issue 4 (1985)
See also
- Maine 1977 ballot measures
- 1977 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Bangor Daily News, "Specimen Ballot," November 28, 1977
- 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 17, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Specimen Ballot," November 28, 1977
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Private and Special Laws of the State of Maine As Passed at the First Regular Session of the One Hundred and Eighth Legislature, "Chapter 74," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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