Maine Job Development Program, Question 4 (1987)
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The Maine Job Development Program Bond Issue, also known as Question 4, was on the November 3, 1987 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was defeated.[1]The measure would have created the Maine Job Development Fund and issued $6 million in bonds to fund it. The fund would have been used to make loans incentives to meet economic development needs.[2][3]
Election results
| Maine Question 4 (1987) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 251,423 | 66.02% | |||
| Yes | 129,433 | 33.98% | ||
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 the State create the Maine Job Development Program to be funded with a $6,000,000 bond issue? [4] |
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Media editorial positions
Opposition
- Bangor Daily News said,
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Should the state go into debt for $7 million or more (with interest) on the change that it might create jobs, when the private sector already has a worker shortage that is expected to worse and continue into the 1990s? The answer, clearly, is NO. Is the bond mechanism the proper way to fund such a project if it is necessary? The answer, again, is NO. [4] |
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| —Bangor Daily News Editorial | ||
See also
- Maine 1987 ballot measures
- 1987 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 3, 1987: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 27, 1987
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 3, 1987: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 27, 1987
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Laws of the State of Maine as Passed by the One Hundred and Thirteenth Legislature, "Public Laws, Chapter 441," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Editorials," October 27, 1987
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