Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement, Referendum Question No. 2 (1981)
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The Maine Highway and Bridge Improvement Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 2, was on the November 3, 1981 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure issued $12.3 million for bridge and highway improvements.[2]
Background
The measure combined two pieces of legislation from the 110th legislature. The first was "AN ACT to Authorize Bond Issue in the Amount of $12,800,000 for Highway and Bridge Improvements."[3] The second was "AN ACT to Amend a Bond Issue for Highway and Bridge Improvements," which decreased the original bond amount by $500,000 to a total of $12,300,000.[4]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 2 (1981) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 163,180 | 69.31% | |||
| No | 72,251 | 30.69% | ||
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:[5]
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"Shall a bond issue be ratified in the amount of $12,300,000 for bridge and highway improvements?" [6] |
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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. 1 (1979)
- 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 1981 ballot measures
- 1981 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Lewiston Journal, "State of Maine Special Election November 3, 1981: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 27, 1981
- 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 23, 2014
- ↑ The Lewiston Journal, "State of Maine Special Election November 3, 1981: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," October 27, 1981
- ↑ Private and Special Laws of the State of Maine as Passed at the First Regular Session of the One Hundred and Tenth Legislature 1981, "Chapter 63," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Private and Special Laws of the State of Maine as Passed at the First Regular Session of the One Hundred and Tenth Legislature 1981, "Chapter 76," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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