Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Referendum Question No. 1 (1979)
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The Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 1, was on the November 6, 1979 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $16.5 million in bonds for highway and bridge improvements. The bonds were scheduled to be expended over two years by the Department of Transportation. From 1979 to 1980, $9.2 million was allocated. From 1980 to 1981, $7.3 million was allocated.[2][3]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 1 (1979) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 187,734 | 72.05% | |||
| No | 72,817 | 27.95% | ||
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 in the amount of $16,500,000 for bridge and highway improvements?" [4] |
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Similar measures
Funding for state highway construction projects has been a frequent ballot issue in Maine. The following lists those that have been approved and defeated.
Approved
- Maine Bond Issue for State Highways, Question No. 2 (1912)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Amendment No. 5 (1919)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1925)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Amendment No. 3 (1929)
- Maine State Aid Highways Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1935)
- Maine State Highways Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 1 (1957)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1959)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1961)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1963)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1965)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1968)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 1 (1974)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Program, Referendum Question No. 2 (1975)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Program, Referendum Question No. 7 (1977)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1981)
- Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Bond Issue 3 (1983)
- Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements, Bond Issue 4 (1985)
- Maine Highway, Bridge, Airport and Harbor Improvements, Question 7 (1989)
- Maine Highway, Bridge, Airport, Ferry Vessel and Harbor Improvements Matching Federal Funds, Question 8 (1991)
Defeated
- Maine State Aid Highways Bond Issue, Amendment No. 2 (1921)
- Maine Highways and Bridges Bond Issue Increase, Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (1939)
- Maine State Highways Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 1 (1951)
- Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 11 (1969)
- Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements and Groundwater Pollution, Question 9 (1987)
See also
- Maine 1979 ballot measures
- 1979 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 6, 1979: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 31, 1978
- 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 22, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "State of Maine Special Election November 6, 1979: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 31, 1978
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Private and Special Laws the State of Maine As Passed at the First Regular Session of the One Hundred and Ninth Legislature, "Chapter 36," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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