Maine Vocational High Schools Capital Expenses, Question 3 (1998)

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The Maine Vocational High Schools Capital Expenses Bond Issue, also known as Question 3, was on the June 9, 1998 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved. The measure issued $5 million in bonds for capital expenses at vocational high schools. The estimated interest on the bonds at 4.5 percent over 5 years was $675,000.

The Maine legislature referred a vocational high school bonds ballot measure to voters in 1998. The question was approved with 66.2% of the vote. The measure allowed vocational high schools, like the one above, to receive up to $5 million in bonds for capital expenses.

Election results

Maine Question 3 (1998)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		91,170	66.20%
No		46,554	33.80%

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:

“

QUESTION 3: BOND ISSUE Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for capital expenses for vocational high schools?

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See also

Suggest a link

• Maine 1998 ballot measures
• 1998 ballot measures
• List of Maine ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine

External links

• Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine, Referendum Election June 9, 1998: IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL VOTERS," June 2, 1998
• Maine Citizen's Guide to the Referendum Election, Tuesday, June 9, 1998, from Maine Secretary of State
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-