Based on information from the Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State.The Maine Constitution, Art. IX, Sec. 14 requires that referenda be held for all bond issues. Letters following the year indicate abbreviations of the month in which the election was held: Feb, Jun, Mar, Nov, Sept, Oct
ELECTION YEAR |
SUBJECT |
YES VOTES |
NO VOTES |
| 1951 S | Highway bond issue | 36,661 Yes | 16,839 No |
| 1951 S | Bond issue for Bangor-Brewer Bridge | 29,552 Yes | 21,940 No |
| 1951 S | Bond issue for Lewiston-Auburn Bridge | 23,088 Yes | 28,010 No |
| 1955 S | Bond issue of $1,000,000 for bridge across Jonesport Reach | 22,204 Yes | 8,550 No |
| 1957 S | Bond issue of $24,000,000 for building highways | 74,285 Yes | 24,739 No |
| 1957 S | Bond issue of $2,500,000 for ferry service to North Haven, Vinal-haven, Islesboro and Swan’s Island | 68,188 Yes | 30,363 No |
| 1959 O | Bond issue of $3,900,000 for bridge across Passagassawaukeag at Belfast | 36,662 Yes | 13,471 No |
| 1959 O | Bond issue of $13,000,000 for highway construction | 39,305 Yes | 11,398 No |
| 1959 O | Bond issue of $10,000,000 for University of Maine | 42,133 Yes | 9,560 No |
| 1959 O | Bond issue of $3,950,000 for capital improvements | 39,367 Yes | 11,660 No |
| 1961 O | Bond issue of $6,000,000 for State highways | 29,511 Yes | 11,554 No |
| 1961 O | Bond issue of $2,600,000 for self-liquidating student housing at teachers’ colleges | 31,256 Yes | 9,778 No |
| 1962 J | Bond issue of $1,500,000 for educational television for Maine | 59,574 Yes | 49,134 No |
| 1963 N | Bond issue of $475,000 for student dining facility at Maine Maritime Academy | 48,648 Yes | 22,985 No |
| 1963 N | Bond issue of $7,000,000 for highway construction | 50,356 Yes | 22,435 No |
| 1963 N | Bond issue of $1,433,000 for student housing at teachers’ colleges | 50,558 Yes | 20,881 No |
| 1963 N | Bond issue of $8,422,000 for capital improvements | 42,816 Yes | 27,189 No |
| 1963 N | Bond issue of $3,000,000 for Chebeague Island bridge and causeways | 21,626 Yes | 49,699 No |
| 1964 N | Bond issue of $25,000,000 for constructing and equiping pollution abatement facilities | 222,242 Yes | 81,464 No |
| 1965 N | Bond issue of $3,960,000 for self-liquidating student housing at teachers’ colleges and vocational-technical schools | 40,116 Yes | 8,467 No |
| 1965 N | Bond issue of $9,600,000 for highway construction | 38,244 Yes | 10,043 No |
| 1965 N | Bond issue of $6,000,000 for housing construction at University of Maine | 38,033 Yes | 10,043 No |
| 1965 N | Bond issue of $6,970,000 for capital improvements at University of Maine | 37,416 Yes | 10,522 No |
| 1965 N | Bond issue of $500,000 for Boys’ Training Center, Maine State Prison, Stevens School, construction and renovation | 40,299 Yes | 7,793 No |
| 1965 N | Bond issue of $500,000 to establish York County Regional Vocational Education Center | 29,461 Yes | 17,942 No |
| 1966 J | Bond issue of $2,500,000 for office buiding for State Highway Commission | 53,641 Yes | 78,627 No |
| 1966 J | Bond issue of $2,950,000 for construction and improvement of airports | 62,644 Yes | 69,842 No |
| 1966 N | Bond issue of $4,800,000 for construction of Cultural Building | 147,876 Yes | 121,542 No |
| 1966 N | Bond issue of $1,500,000 for Allagash Waterway | 184,937 Yes | 85,354 No |
| 1967 S | Bond issue of $3,000,000 for reconstruction of Route 6 | 40,415 Yes | 51,174 No |
| 1967 S | Bond issue of $350,000 for construction of Regional Care Facility for Severely Retarded at Bangor State Hospital | 75,483 Yes | 17,497 No |
| 1967 S | Bond issue of $4,500,000 for Auburn-Lewiston Bridge | 36,444 Yes | 55,434 No |
| 1967 S | Bond issue of $6,715,000 for self-liquidating student housing at state colleges and vocational-technical schools | 60,496 Yes | 31,358 No |
| 1967 S | Bond issue of $2,837,500 for construction, extension and improvement of airports | 48,613 Yes | 42,290 No |
| 1967 S | Bond issue of $6,380,000 for school building construction at Regional Technical and Vocational Centers | 61,593 Yes | 30,061 No |
| 1967 S | Bond issue of $1,800,000 for construction of Research and Advanced Studies Building at University of Maine in Portland | 48,913 Yes | 42,419 No |
| 1967 S | Bond issue of $16,710,000 for capital improvements | 43,742 Yes | 47,061 No |
| 1967 N | Bond issue of $415,000 for contruction at Fort Kent State College | 49,069 Yes | 32,862 No |
| 1967 N | Bond issue of $4,815,000 for classrooms at state colleges and vocational-technical schools | 58,301 Yes | 24,883 No |
| 1967 N | Bond issue of $1,420,000 to enlarge mental and correctional institutions | 68,596 Yes | 15,022 No |
| 1967 N | Bond issue of $6,320,000 for classrooms at University of Maine | 55,736 Yes | 27,388 No |
| 1968 J | Bond issue of $384,000 to construct and modernize school at Three Indians Reservation, and for water and sewage at Indian Township, Princeton | 78,304 Yes | 16,817 No |
| 1968 J | Bond issue of $850,000 for dormitory at Maine Maritime Academy | 64,431 Yes | 27,576 No |
| 1968 J | Bond issue of $955,000 for women’s dormitory at Farmington State College | 64,129 Yes | 27,617 No |
| 1968 N | Bond issue of $12,800,000 for highway construction | 246,291 Yes | 82,767 No |
| 1968 N | Bond issue of $4,000,000 for Maine State Park and Recreation Area Fund | 225,192 Yes | 97,443 No |
| 1968 N | Bond issue of $180,000 for residence facility for mentally retarded children in Aroostook County | 270,576 Yes | 58,305 No |
| 1968 N | Bond issue of $4,500,000 for Auburn-Lewiston Bridge | 199,221 Yes | 127,084 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $7,540,000 for construction at University of Maine | 70,949 Yes | 74,520 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $210,000 for construction at Camp Waban, York Co. | 64,411 Yes | 76,711 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $22,000,000 for Foundation Program school subsidies | 84,505 Yes | 57,799 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $310,000 for water and sewage facilities at Indian reservations | 90,713 Yes | 52,997 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $100,000 for Matinicus Island docking facilities | 43,732 Yes | 95,997 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $9,800,000 for school building construction and $800,000 for Regional Technical and Vocational centers | 73,589 Yes | 67,997 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $50,000,000 for pollution abatement facilities | 75,790 Yes | 66,921 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $770,000 for construction and improvement of vocational facilities at Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Maine Vocational Technical Institutes, and educational facilities at Maine Maritime Academy, and the Unorganized Territory schools and Indian schools | 75,499 Yes | 66,281 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $1,900,000 for State Park and forestry facilities and Marine Research Laboratory | 60,647 Yes | 79,909 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $21,500,000 for highway construction | 66,296 Yes | 74,218 No |
| 1969 N | Bond issue of $2,515,000 for construction and improvement of facilities at Mental Health and Corrections institutions | 104,030 Yes | 39,115 No |
| 1969 N | Reallocating certain bond issue funds for Norridgewock Airport | 54,876 Yes | 83,845 No |
| 1969 N | Amend bond issue acts as to limitations of interest | 69,013 Yes | 63,793 No |
| 1970 M | Bond issue of $19,000,000 for highway construction | 65,235 Yes | 53,390 No |
| 1970 J | Amend bond issue act as to limitation of interest on bonds for York County Regional Vocational Education Center | 80,315 Yes | 52,646 No |
| 1970 J | Bond issue of $3,825,000 for construction of new facilities at the Vocational-Technical Institutes, and a diagnostic facility for the Boys’ Training Center | 96,368 Yes | 42,785 No |
| 1970 J | Bond issue of $14,985,000 for construction at University of Maine | 62,952 Yes | 76,145 No |
| 1970 J | An Act to Appropriate Moneys for Necessary Items and Miscellaneous Changes for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1970 and June 30, 1971 | 93,129 Yes | 43,738 No |
| 1970 N | Bond Issue of $30,000,000 to reconstruct Route 6 | 80,489 Yes | 202,120 No |
| 1970 N | Bond issue of $50,000,000 for school building construction | 160,681 Yes | 121,196 No |
| 1970 N | Bond issue of $4,000,000 for removal of prohibited oil discharges | 172,378 Yes | 105,881 No |
| 1970 N | Repealing interest on unissued bonds for water pollution abatement | 175,111 Yes | 82,789 No |
| 1972 J | Bond issue of $3,850,000 for Vocational Technical Institutes and Indian reservation schools | 102,511 Yes | 69,793 No |
| 1972 J | Bond issue of $2,985,000 for facilities at mental health institutions | 136,669 Yes | 40,837 No |
| 1972 J | Bond issue of $4,000,000 for toll bridge, Waterville-Winslow | 64,776 Yes | 109,004 No |
| 1972 J | Bond issue of $3,090,000 for State Park facilities, airports | 87,306 Yes | 85,989 No |
| 1972 N | Bond issue of $10,300,000 for state highways | 259,313 Yes | 127,656 No |
| 1972 N | Reallocation of funds for repairs or construction at Auburn-Lewiston and Oxford County airports | 139,012 Yes | 222,343 No |
| 1972 N | Bond issue of $8,360,000 for University of Maine (7 campuses) classroom facilities | 212,847 Yes | 168,469 No |
| 1973 N | Bond issue of $3,000,000 for acquisition of real property for state parks | 150,497 Yes | 87,999 No |
| 1974 J | Bond issue of $4,000,000 to create Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Acquisition Fund | 122,046 Yes | 56,323 No |
| 1974 N | Bond issue of $7,800,000 to build state highways | 255,141 Yes | 93,602 No |
| 1974 N | Bond issue of $25,000,000 for school building construction | 206,097 Yes | 127,159 No |
| 1975 N | Bond issue of $900,000 for University of Maine housing renovation | 91,719 Yes | 57,484 No |
| 1975 N | Bond issue of $13,600,000 for highway and bridge improvement | 106,619 Yes | 43,282 No |
| 1977 N | Bond issue of $30,000,000 for pollution abatement facilities | 125,760 Yes | 86,039 No |
| 1977 N | Bond issue of $300,000 for Maine Maritime Academy renovation | 100,512 Yes | 112,075 No |
| 1977 N | Bond issue of $5,965,000 for renovation of University of Maine | 106,796 Yes | 107,832 No |
| 1977 N | Bond issue of $3,748,000 for vocational institutes construction | 134,101 Yes | 80,034 No |
| 1977 N | Bond issue of $10,000,000 for energy conservation in state buildings | 131,514 Yes | 80,178 No |
| 1977 N | Bond issue of $1,800,000 for airport improvements | 116,745 Yes | 95,591 No |
| 1977 N | Bond issue of $11,500,000 for highway and bridge improvement | 147,569 Yes | 66,722 No |
| 1977 N | Bond issue of $2,100,000 to establish Maine Veterans home | 121,836 Yes | 92,153 No |
| 1978 N | Bond issue of $2,100,000 to establish dormatory at NMVTI | 191,888 Yes | 139,486 No |
| 1979 N | Bond issue of $16,500,000 for highway & bridge improvements | 187,734 Yes | 72,817 No |
| 1979 N | Bond issue of $11,810,000 for public fish piers, airports, and other transportation improvements | 173,349 Yes | 85,086 No |
| 1979 N | Bond issue of $2,500,000 for energy conservation improvements for local government buildings | 156,968 Yes | 99,157 No |
| 1980 J | Bond issue of $8,000,000 for improvements to vocational-technical institutes and the Maine Maritime Academy | 67,011 Yes | 44,345 No |
| 1980 N | Bond issue of $4,000,000 for court facilities improvements | 173,485 Yes | 296,837 No |
| 1980 N | Bond issue of $7,000,000 for energy conservation improvements for public school buildings and the University of Maine | 317,033 Yes | 160,067 No |
| 1981 N | Bond issue of $33,300,000 for agricultural and economic development | 134,261 Yes | 100,840 No |
| 1981 N | Bond issue of $12,300,000 for bridge and highway improvements | 163,180 Yes | 72,251 No |
| 1981 N | Bond issue of $2,000,000 for energy conservation improvements | 133,514 Yes | 99,251 No |
| 1981 N | Bond issue of $1,500,000 for development of state park facilities | 113,118 Yes | 119,900 No |
| 1981 N | Bond issue of $1,000,000 for resource conservation and recovery systems | 139,255 Yes | 92,060 No |
| 1981 N | Bond issue of $600,000 for Maine Public Broadcasting Network | 111,575 Yes | 119,603 No |
| 1983 N | Bond issue of $720,000 for physical access to county courthouses for the handicapped | 182,039 Yes | 112,916 No |
| 1983 N | Bond issue of $24,600,000 for bridge and highway improvements | 218,995 Yes | 78,019 No |
| 1983 N | Bond issue of $21,094,000 for a wide assortment of State projects | 141,706 Yes | 149,378 No |
| 1983 N | Bond issue of $11,875,000 for economic development projects | 161,231 Yes | 127,860 No |
| 1984 J | Bond issue of $15,735,000 to clean up polluted waters and hazardous waste (Spec.) 6/12/84 | 66,430 Yes | 24,271 No |
| 1984 N | Bond issue of $13,425,000 for buildings at the vocational-technical institutes and a tugboat at the Maine Maritime Academy | 280,529 Yes | 238,172 No |
| 1984 N | Bond issue of $6,000,000 to build courthouses | 224,348 Yes | 293,290 No |
| 1984 N | Bond issue of $16,500,000 for buildings at the University of Maine | 299,385 Yes | 223,489 No |
| 1984 N | Bond issue of $10,035,000 to build and repair prisons | 276,886 Yes | 242,341 No |
| 1985 N | Bond issue of $15,000,000 for construction of sewage treatment and water quality improvement facilities and for the cleanup and restoration of oil contaminated ground water and well water in communities throughout the State? | 130,714 Yes | 58,077 No |
| 1985 N | Bond issue of $4,300,000 to build and equip centers for advanced technology that support the growth of new and existing business and industry | 88,111 Yes | 99,393 No |
| 1985 N | Bond issue of $20,000,000 for highway, bridge and airport improvements | 137,560 Yes | 52,919 No |
| 1985 N | Bond issue of $850,000 for the acquisition, lease or rehabilitation of certain rail lines in Maine | 97,022 Yes | 92,025 No |
| 1985 N | Bond issue of $2,000,000 for the restoration and preservation of historic buidings | 98,863 Yes | 90,540 No |
| 1985 N | Bond issue of $2,200,000 to purchase equipment and land for vocational-technical institutes | 124,029 Yes | 65,469 No |
| 1986 N | Bond issue of $16,000,000 to build, repair or renovate state correctional facilities | 222,679 Yes | 180,787 No |
| 1986 N | Bond issue of $12,000,000 to provide for sewer treatment facilities | 229,580 Yes | 170,584 No |
| 1986 N | Bond issue of $6,000,000 for additional school construction projects to comply with the education reform law and for construction of an activity building at Augusta Mental Health Institute | 244,485 Yes | 157,472 No |
| 1986 N | Bond issue of $6,000,000 to provide funds to identify and correct asbestos problems in state facilities | 214,996 Yes | 184,759 No |
| 1986 N | Bond issue of $10,000,000 to provide for acquisition of land for coastal access, harbor improvements, Maine State Ferry improvements and improvements to the State’s Marine Laboratory at McKown Point, Boothbay Harbor | 197,396 Yes | 200,725 No |
| 1986 N | Bond issue of $3,100,000 to provide for armory expansion, rehabilitation and construction | 126,236 Yes | 269,886 No |
| 1986 N | Bond issue of $5,000,000 for the purpose of acquiring wildlife habitat and land for public outdoor recreation | 248,891 Yes | 151,822 No |
| 1986 N | Bond issue in the amount of $7,700,000 to upgrade facilities in the University of Maine System | 227,751 Yes | 173,527 No |
| 1987 N | Do you favor a $8,000,000 bond issue for cleaning up and closing solid waste landfills that pose a hazard to public health and to ground water quality? | 273,837 Yes | 115,727 No |
| 1987 N | Shall a bond issue be authorized in the amount of $8,300,000 for construction of sewage treatment facilities in communities throughout the State? | 217,274 Yes | 166,381 No |
| 1987 N | Shall the State create the Maine Job Development Program to be funded with a $6,000,000 bond issue? | 129,433 Yes | 251,423 No |
| 1987 N | Do you favor a $3,100,000 bond issue for pier reconstruction at the Maine Maritime Academy? | 183,399 Yes | 202,817 No |
| 1987 N | Do you favor a $3,000,000 bond issue for removal of oil storage tanks and related ground water restoration? | 211,491 Yes | 171,120 No |
| 1987 N | Do you favor a $8,000,000 bond issue for capital repairs and improvements to state facilities and the removal of asbestos from state facilities? | 147,300 Yes | 234,239 No |
| 1987 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for acquisition of school buses for Maine public schools? | 206,136 Yes | 179,740 No |
| 1987 N | Do you favor a $26,500,000 bond issue for highway, bridge and airport improvements and to reduce ground water pollution resulting from the storage of state and municipally-owned highway materials? | 232,407 Yes | 142,465 No |
| 1987 N | Shall a bond issue for the purchase of public land access for Maine’s people in the amount of $35,000,000 to be issued over a period of 4 years be approved? | 246,975 Yes | 133,411 No |
| 1987 N | Do you favor a $6,000,000 bond issue for detection and removal of asbestos hazards in state facilities and public schools? | 212,267 Yes | 163,455 No |
| 1988 N | Shall a bond issue be authorized in the amount of $3,200,000 for establishment of a statewide E-9-1-1 system?” | 271,383 Yes | 243,511 No |
| 1988 N | Do you favor a $3,000,000 bond issue to build, repair or renovate public safety facilities? | 270,433 Yes | 251,333 No |
| 1988 N | Do you favor a $13,000,000 bond issue for the investigation, abatement, clean up and mitigation of uncontrolled hazardous substance sites, for cleaning up and closing solid waste landfills and for the removal of underground oil storage tanks, all of which pose a hazard to public health, the environment and ground water quality? | 372,834 Yes | 157,343 No |
| 1988 N | Do you favor a $12,000,000 bond issue for sewerage facilities construction? | 281,720 Yes | 236,471 No |
| 1988 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for the establishment of an Adaptive Equipment Loan Program which would enable persons with disabilities to purchase adaptive equipment necessary to their independence? | 343,742 Yes | 181,179 No |
| 1988 N | Do you favor a $36,800,000 bond issue for the construction and upgrading of libraries, classrooms, laboratories and other educational facilities at all branches of the University of Maine System? | 294,037 Yes | 237,378 No |
| 1989 N | Shall a bond issue be authorized in the amount of $14,500,000 to build and repair correctional facilities, $9,520,000 of which shall be for juvenile correctional facilities? | 124,556 Yes | 108,978 No |
| 1989 N | Shall a bond issue be authorized in the amount of $35,000,000 to build, repair or renovate adult correctional facilities? | 94,223 Yes | 136,362 No |
| 1989 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue to fund grants to solid waste regional commissions and municipalities to pay for the capital costs associated with purchasing recycling equipment and facilities? | 136,873 Yes | 87,093 No |
| 1989 N | Shall a bond issue be authorized in the amount of $20,210,600 to make capital improvements at all campuses of the Maine Vocational Technical Institute System? | 139,124 Yes | 95,154 No |
| 1989 N | Do you favor a $4,400,000 bond issue for sewerage facilities construction? | 124,631 Yes | 106,976 No |
| 1989 N | Do you favor a $21,000,000 bond issue for highway, state and local bridges, harbor and airport improvements? | 152,148 Yes | 82,548 No |
| 1989 N | Do you favor a $7,000,000 bond issue to provide funds that would be available, through grants and a loan fund, for programs serving persons with mental illness? | 131,840 Yes | 100,668 No |
| 1989 N | Do you favor a $12,000,000 bond issue for detection a removal of asbestos and other health-related indoor air quality hazards in state facilities and public schools and removal of hazardous chemicals from public schools? | 134,345 Yes | 99,394 No |
| 1989 N | Do you favor a $6,000,000 bond issue for cleaning up and closing solid waste landfills that pose a hazard to public health and to ground water quality? | 162,246 Yes | 69,994 No |
| 1989 N | Shall a bond issue in the amount of $15,000,000 be approved to enhance affordable housing opportunities for the people of the State of Maine? | 125,154 Yes | 106,095 No |
| 1990 N | Do you favor a $4,500,000 bond issue for the acquisition of certain rail lines, rail trackage rights or easements or ancillary rights and interests for the establishment preservation and operation of rail service in Maine? | 256,727 Yes | 243,579 No |
| 1990 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for the correction of major maintenance problems of an emergency nature in public schools? | 270,636 Yes | 231,169 No |
| 1990 N | Do you favor a $3,000,000 bond issue for the investigation, abatement, clean up and mitigation of uncontrolled hazardous substance sites that pose a hazard to public health, the environment and ground water quality? | 320,740 Yes | 182,227 No |
| 1990 N | Shall a bond issue for the purchase of public lands to provide access for Maine’s people and for construction to replace Churchill Dam in the amount of $19,000,000 be approved? | 205,454 Yes | 289,194 No |
| 1990 N | Shall a bond issue be authorized in the amount of $20,250,000 to build, purchase, plan and renovate correctional facilities and to study future operation needs? | 187,622 Yes | 306,887 No |
| 1990 N | Do you favor a $9,000,000 bond issue for construction of water pollution control facilities? | 285,358 Yes | 212,222 No |
| 1990 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for the restoration and preservation of historic buildings open to the public and needed improvements at state parks and historic sites needed to protect the public health and safety and to provide access for persons with disabilities? | 236,378 Yes | 260,045 No |
| 1991 N | Do you favor a $5,500,000 bond issue for construction, purchasing and renovation of correctional facilities? | 132,898 Yes | 242,760 No |
| 1991 N | Do you favor a $16,500,000 bond issue to help municipalities and water districts with the costs of capital construction to protect public water supply and to provide funds for the constructions of water pollution control facilities? | 164,283 Yes | 210,523 No |
| 1991 N | Do you favor a $7,500,000 bond issue for use in providing financing assistance to Maine’s natural resource and other industries for job retention and job creation? | 139,848 Yes | 233,399 No |
| 1991 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for the purchase of outstanding recreational and scenic lands, wildlife habitat conservation and increasing public access for Maine’s people? | 161,456 Yes | 214,929 No |
| 1991 N | Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue to fund grants and loans to municipalities and regional associations for purchasing recycling equipment and facilites and for cleaning up and closing solid waste landfills that pose a hazard to public health and to ground water quality? | 185,577 Yes | 190,078 No |
| 1991 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for major renovations and improvements at state parks and for the preservation of historic buildings open to the public? | 122,721 Yes | 253,267 No |
| 1991 N | Do you favor a $29,700,000 bond issue for improvements to highways, state and local bridges, airports, state ferry vessels and harbors, which makes the State eligible for up to $103,000,000 in matching federal funds? | 223,135 Yes | 152,110 No |
| 1992 J | Do you favor a $37,000,000 bond issue for municipal and other infrastructure improvements and activities designed to create and preserve jobs? | 103,718 Yes | 66,358 No |
| 1992 J | Do you favor a $42,000,000 bond issue to create and protect jobs through capital improvements in transportation facilities? | 98,577 Yes | 69,611 No |
| 1992 N | Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue to fund loans and grants to municipalities and regional associations for purchasing recycling equipment and facilities and for the closure and remediation of municipal solid waste landfills? | 331,404 Yes | 307,194 No |
| 1992 N | Do you favor a $6,000,000 bond issue to help municipalities pay for the repair and improvement of publicly owned port facilities? | 159,045 Yes | 467,669 No |
| 1992 N | Do you favor a $8,000,000 bond issue for capital repairs to state facilities to meet health and safety codes and comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards? | 238,324 Yes | 392,847 No |
| 1992 N | Do you favor a $12,000,000 bond issue for the construction of water pollution control facilities, providing the state match for approximately $30,000,000 in federal money? | 377,975 Yes | 255,139 No |
| 1992 N | Do you favor a $9,985,000 bond issue to fund the payment of tuition for unemployed Maine citizens enrolled as full-time students in eligible programs at Maine’s technical colleges? | 285,473 Yes | 351,223 No |
| 1992 N | Do you favor a $3,000,000 bond issue for the acquisition of certain rail lines to ensure the continuation of rail services in rural Piscataquis, Penobscot and Waldo counties? | 244,332 Yes | 387,199 No |
| 1993 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue to provide funds for the closure and remediation of municipal solid waste landfills? | 125,629 Yes | 105,008 No |
| 1993 N | Do you favor a $39,500,000 bond issue for improvements to highways, state and local bridges, airports, cargo ports and the ferry service, which make the State eligible for up to $125,500,000 in matching federal funds? | 165,382 Yes | 68,541 No |
| 1993 N | Do you favor a $15,150,000 bond issue for the construction of water pollution control facilities which will provide the match for $20,000,000 in federal money? | 149,673 Yes | 82,488 No |
| 1994 N | Do you favor a $9,000,000 bond issue for the following purposes: (1) Four million dollars for construction of local water pollution control facilities, providing the state match for $20,000,000 in federal funds; (2) $1,000,000 for the Small Community Program; and (3) Four million dollars to provide for the investigation, abatement and mitigation of threats to the public health and environment from uncontrolled hazardous substances sites or other hazardous waste discharges?” Total Estimated Debt Service of $10,296,000 of which Principal is $9,000,000, Estimated Interest at 4.80% over 5 years is $1,296,000. |
248,660 Yes | 236,088 No |
| 1994 N | Do you favor a $20,000,000 bond issue to protect the State’s drinking water resources by granting funds to cities and towns for the capping of their solid waste landfills? Total Estimated Debt Service of $26,050,000 of which Principal is $20,000,000, Estimated Interest at 5.50% over 10 years is $6,050,000. |
276,476 Yes | 211,600 No |
| 1994 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for academic improvements at the University of Maine System, including the enhancement of instructional technology and distance learning? Total Estimated Debt Service of $5,720,000 of which Principal is $5,000,000, Estimated Interest at 4.80% over 5 years is $720,000. |
199,819 Yes | 286,053 No |
| 1994 N | Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue to create and retain Maine jobs through the establishment of community, regional and state business financing programs? Total Estimated Debt Service of $21,393,750 of which Principal is $15,000,000, Estimated Interest at 7.75% over 10 years is $6,393,750. |
249,699 Yes | 233,784 No |
| 1994 N | Do you favor transportation bond issues totaling $21,300,000 to provide the state share of costs to improve rail and port facilities, which will make the State eligible for federal and private funds, to build municipal and state sand and salt storage facilities and to remove underground fuel tanks at Department of Transportation and State Police facilities? Total Estimated Debt Service of $27,743,250 of which Principal is $21,300,000, Estimated Interest at 5.50% over 10 years is $6,443,250. |
220,690 Yes | 262,578 No |
| 1994 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue to purchase up-to-date training equipment at Maine’s technical colleges of which $1,500,000 must be matched by private or in-kind donations? Total Estimated Debt Service of $5,720,000 of which Principal is $5,000,000, Estimated Interest at 4.80% over 5 years is $720,000. |
253,186 Yes | 232,504 No |
| 1994 N | Do you favor a $2,000,000 bond issue for safety improvements at the Baxter School for the Deaf? Total Estimated Debt Service of $2,288,000 of which Principal is $2,000,000, Estimated Interest at 4.80% over 5 years is $288,000. |
247,400 Yes | 239,034 No |
| 1994 N | Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue for the improvement and expansion of fish hatcheries? Total Estimated Debt Service of $11,440,000 of which Principal is $10,000,000, Estimated Interest at 4.80% over 5 years is $1,440,000. |
238,092 Yes | 249,142 No |
| 1995 N | Do you favor a $58,900,000 bond issue for economic development for improvements to highways, state and local bridges, airports and cargo ports that makes the State eligible for up to $138,000,000 in matching federal funds? | 289,614 Yes | 121,983 No |
| 1995 N | Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue to fund local telecommunications infrastructure and classroom technology equipment to enhance interactive telecommunications capabilities and student learning opportunities in the State’s schools? | 245,464 Yes | 165,129 No |
| 1995 N | Do you favor a $4,000,000 bond issue for the acquisition construction or rehabilitation of housing, including subsidized apartments for people with mental illness? | 230,359 Yes | 177,836 No |
| 1995 N | Do you favor a $14,000,000 bond issue for the following purposes: $10,000,000 to protect the State’s drinking water resources by granting funds to cities and towns for the proper capping of their solid waste landfills; $1,000,000 for the small community program; and $3,000,000 for the removal of state-owned underground storage tanks? | 250,574 Yes | 156,996 No |
| 1996 J | Do you favor a $4,905,316 bond issue for a statewide library information system? | 98,452 Yes | 90,108 No |
| 1996 N | Do you favor a $3,000,000 bond issue to make capital improvements at state parks and historic sites? | 342,116 Yes | 234,023 No |
| 1996 N | Do you favor a $16,500,000 bond issue for the following purposes: (1) $2,500,000 to investigate, abate and clean up threats to the public health and the environment from hazardous substance discharges; (2) $5,000,000 to protect the public health, safety and the environment by providing funds for the cleanup of tire stockpiles; and (3) $9,000,000 to protect the State’s drinking water resources by granting funds to cities and towns for the closure and cleanup of their solid waste landfills? | 352,924 Yes | 221,542 No |
| 1996 N | Do you favor a $11,000,000 bond issue to encourage job growth and economic vitality by providing access to capital for agricultural enterprises and small businesses with a significant potential for growth and job creation? | 370,978 Yes | 202,432 No |
| 1996 N | Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue for the following purposes: (1) $8,000,000 to construct water pollution control facilities, providing the state match for $10,000,000 in federal funds; and (2) $2,000,000 to address environmental health deficiencies in drinking water supplies? | 360,888 Yes | 209,300 No |
| 1997 N | Do you favor a $7,000,000 bond issue, which will match $15,000,000 in federal funds, to construct water pollution control facilities, to clean up tire stockpiles and to make drinking water improvements? | 236,170 Yes | 107,523 No |
| 1997 N | Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue to provide funding for Adaptive Equipment Loan Program fund, which provides loans to individuals with disabilities to purchase adaptive equipment and to small businesses to improve accessibility, and for improving accessibility and addressing related safety issues at the University of Maine System and at the State House? | 188,522 Yes | 152,736 No |
| 1997 N | Do you favor a $56,850,000 bond issue for improvements to municipal and state roads, state and local bridges, airports, state ferry vessels and terminals and rail and marine facilities that makes the State eligible for approximately $129,740,000 in matching federal funds? | 267,721 Yes | 76,185 No |
| 1998 J | Do you favor a $36,985,000 bond issue for improvements to municipal and state roads, airports, state ferry vessels and terminals, transit facilities and equipment and rail and marine facilities that makes the State eligible for over $60,000,000 in matching federal, local and private funds? | 103,099 Yes | 35,551 No |
| 1998 J | Do you favor a $6,000,000 bond issue to construct water pollution control facilities, to close and cleanup municipal solid waste landfills and to mitigate storm water pollution through a comprehensive watershed protection program? | 91,816 Yes | 45,781 No |
| 1998 J | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for capital expenses for vocational high schools? | 91,170 Yes | 46,554 No |
| 1998 N | Do you favor a $20,000,000 bond issue to improve the Maine economy by supporting innovative research and development by businesses and nonprofit and educational institutions in the fields of biotechnology, computers and other information technology, aquaculture and marine technology, forestry and agriculture and advanced materials? | 250,506 Yes | 149,710 No |
| 1998 N | Do you favor a $7,000,000 bond issue for the following purposes: 1. $3,350,000 to construct water pollution control facilities, providing the state match for $10,000,000 in federal funds; 2. $1,000,000 to protect the public health and safety and the environment by providing funds for the cleanup of tire stockpiles; 3. $1,150,000 to investigate, abate, clean up and mitigate threats to the public health and the environment from hazardous substance discharges; and 4. $1,500,000 to construct drinking water system improvements that address public health threats, providing the state match for $7,100,000 in federal funds? |
289,771 Yes | 111,450 No |
| 1999 N | Do you favor a $12,500,000 bond issue for the following purposes: (1)$7,000,000 to construct water pollution control facilities, providing the state match for $12,500,000 in federal funds; (2)$2,500,000 to protect the State’s drinking water resources by granting funds to cities and towns for the closure and cleanup of their solid waste landfills; (3)$500,000 to protect the public health, safety and the environment by providing funds for the cleanup of tire stockpiles; (4)$1,000,000 to abate, clean up and mitigate threats to the public health and environment from uncontrolled hazardous substance sites or other hazardous waste discharges; and (5)$1,500,000 to construct drinking water system improvements that address public health threats, providing the state match for $7,500,000 in federal funds. |
304,622 Yes | 106,474 No |
| 1999 N | Do you favor a $56,042,031 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, airports and state-owned ferry facilitites; development of rail corridors and marine infrastructure; and replacement of public transportation fleets statewide that makes the State eligible for up to $112,000,000 in matching federal funds? | 305,308 Yes | 107,594 No |
| 1999 N | Do you favor a $9,400,000 bond issue for the conversion to digital broadcasting by the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation? | 264,653 Yes | 146,696 No |
| 1999 N | Do you favor a $26,420,000 bond issue for infrastructure improvements at Maine’s 7 technical colleges that must be matched by a least $7,000,000 of private or in-kind donations? | 284,880 Yes | 124,052 No |
| 1999 N | Do you favor a $50,000,000 bond issue to purchase public lands and easements statewide from willing sellers for conservation, water access, outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing, wildlife and fish habitat and farmland preservation, to be matched by $25,000,000 in private and public conributions? | 282,512 Yes | 128,872 No |
| 2001 N | “Do you favor a $12,000,000 bond issue to provide: 1. The sum of $10,000,000 to address the affordable housing crisis in Maine; and 2. The sum of $2,000,000 to provide housing for victims of domestic violence?: |
128,026 Yes | 90,753 No |
| 2001 N | “Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue for biomedical and marine research and development by Maine-based nonprofit and state research institutions?” | 113,538 Yes | 102,820 No |
| 2001 N | “Do you favor a $61,000,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, airports, public transit and ferry facilities; development of rail, trail and marine infrastructure; and improvements to intermodal facilities statewide that makes the State eligible for up to $120,800,000 in matching federal funds?? | 162,071 Yes | 56,407 No |
| 2001 N | “Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue to capitalize the State’s School Revolving Renovation Fund for repairs and improvements in public school facilities to address health, safety and compliance definciencies, general renovation needs and learning space upgrades?” | 149,580 Yes | 68,471 No |
| 2001 N | “Do you favor a $17,000,000 bond issue to provide: 1. The sum of $6,000,000 to construct and upgrade water pollution control facilities, providing the state match for $12,500,000 in federal funds; 2. The sum of $1,000,000 to protect the State’s drinking water resources by granting funds to cities and towns for the remediation of their solid waste landfills; 3. The sum of $1,500,000 to protect public health and safety and the environment by providing funds to remove and replace failing septic systems; 4. The sum of $1,000,000 to protect public health and safety and the environment by providing funds to remove overboard discharges; 5. The sum of $500,000 to protect the public health and safety and the environment by providing funds for the cleanup of tire stockpiles; 6.The sum of $3,000,000 to support drinking water system improvements that address public health threats, providing the state match for $15,760,000 in federal funds; 7. The sum of $300,000 for grants and loans to municipalities for public infrastructure through the Municipal Investment Trust Fund; 8. The sum of $2,000,000 to construct new or retrofit existing pollution control structures on Maine farms to protect the environment; 9. The sum of $700,000 to construct environmentally sound water sources that help avoid drought damage to crops; and 10. The sum of $1,000,000 to recapitalize the Potato Marketing Improvement Fund?” |
140,584 Yes | 76,514 No |
| 2001 N | “Do you favor a $36,700,000 bond issue to make improvements to the State’s public universities, the Maine Maritime Academy and other public learning centers?” | 124,395 Yes | 91,238 No |
| 2002 J | “Do you favor a $28,500,000 bond issue to capitalize the State’s School Revolving Renovation Fund for repairs and improvements in public school facilities to address health, safety and compliance deficiencies, general renovation needs and learning space upgrades; to provide grants to public education institutions to install sprinkler systems in dormitories; to renovate the Augusta East Campus Harlow Office Building; and to provide a center for homeless teenagers in the Portland Area?” | 104,918 Yes | 75,902 No |
| 2002 J | “Do you favor a $34,970,000 bond issue to stimulate job growth, renovate buildings, defend against terrorism in Maine and promote tourism? The bonds would be used for the following purposes: 1. Funds of $4,000,000 for the Municipal Investment Trust Fund to provide loans and grants to municipalities for public infrastructure to support economic development and other purposes of the fund; 2. Funds of $8,000,000 to the Finance Authority of Maine to create and retain Maine jobs through the funding of community, regional and state business financing programs; 3. Funds of $540,000 for the protection of the lives and property of Maine citizens; 4. Funds of $6,000,000 to capitalize the Maine Rural Development Authority to facilitate job creation through the development and redevelopment of commercial and industrial buildings in Maine; 5. Funds of $4000,000 for renovation of buildings and associated infrastructure at the Schoodic Education and Research Center. State bond funds will match $4,000,000 in federal funds; 6. Funds of $5,000,000 for the construction of a facility for product development and support that will provide the University of Maine with the resources needed to help solve daily manufacturing and engineering problems;7. Funds of $4,000,000 for the construction of a facility for product development and support that will provide the University of Southern Maine with the resources needed to help solve daily manufacturing and engineering problems; 8. Funds of $5,500,000 for medical research and development by Maine-based biomedical research institutions in order to obtain matching federal funds for health research to cure disease and to retain Maine graduates by providing quality Maine jobs; 9. Funds of $1,000,000 for the planning and construction of the Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary’s in Lewiston; 10. Funds of $30,000 to assist the Moosehead Marine Museum in the renovation of its flagship, the Katahdin; and11. Funds of $500,000 for the renovation of the Center Theater in downtown Dover-Foxcroft. |
94,128 Yes | 88,965 No |
| 2002 N | “Do you favor $25,000,000 bond issue to raise funds to build a new correctional facility in Machias and to make improvements to the Maine Correctional Center in South Windham?” | 179,173 Yes | 309,569 No |
| 2002 N | “Do you favor a $24,100,000 bond issue for the following purposes: 1. The sum of $5,000,000 to construct and upgrade water pollution control facilities, providing the state match for $12,500,000 in federal funds; 2. The sum of $1,000,000 to protect public health, safety and the environment by providing funds to remove overboard discharges; 3. The sum of $7,000,000 to make renovations and enhance wastewater treatment at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s fish-rearing facilities; 4. The sum of $1,000,000 to protect public health, safety and the environment by providing funds to remove and replace failing septic systems; 5. The sum of $1,000,000 to clean up uncontrolled hazardous substance sites; 6. The sum of $500,000 to remediate solid waste landfills; 7. The sum of $500,000 to clean up tire stockpiles; 8. The sum of $500,000 to provide funds for the Dam Repair and Reconstruction Fund and the renovation of and capital repairs and improvements to locks under the control of the Bureau of Parks and Lands; 9. The sum of $1,800,000 to support drinking water system improvements that address public health threats, providing the state match for $6,000,000 in federal funds; 10. The sum of $2,300,000 to acquire the technology and services required to establish an Internet-based Maine public library of geographic data, to make grants to municipalities for voluntary automation of parcel and zoning maps to uniform standards, to provide the state match for at least $1,600,000 in federal funds and to participate in intergovernmental data development agreements; 11. The sum of $1,500,000 to support household hazardous waste collection and public recycling; 12. The sum of $1,000,000 to construct new or retrofit existing pollution control structures on Maine farms to protect the environment; 13. The sum of $500,000 to construct environmentally sound water sources that help avoid drought damage to crops; and 14. The sum of $500,000 to recapitalize the Potato Marketing Improvement Fund? “ |
283,740 Yes | 211,736 No |
| 2003 J | “Do you favor a $60,000,000 bond issue to stimulate economic growth and job creation through investments in research and development, municipal infrastructure and facilities, the Maine Farms for the Future Program and affordable housing, in anticipation of approximately $134,150,000 in federal and private funds? The bonds would be used for the following purposes: 1. The sum of $6,000,000 to create jobs and reduce property tax burdens by providing grants and loans to municipalities for public facilities and infrastructure; 2. The sum of $6,000,000 to create jobs and stimulate economic growth through expanded research, development, technology commercialization and business incubation facilities at the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center at the University of Maine; 3. The sum of $3,000,000 to support educational technology improvements at the University of Maine System; 4. The sum of $3,600,000 in anticipation of $12,000,000 in federal and private funding for University of Maine System research and development activities; 5. The sum of $4,400,000 to expand and equip research and development facilities at the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine; 6. The sum of $1,000,000 in anticipation of $1,000,000 in federal and private funding for grants to nonprofit marine institutions for research and development; 7. The sum of $20,000,000 for medical research and development by Maine-based biomedical research institutions in anticipation of approximately $100,000,000 in federal and private funds for health research to cure disease and to retain Maine graduates by providing quality Maine jobs; 8. The sum of $2,000,000 to support the State’s applied technology development centers; 9. The sum of $3,000,000 to create jobs and stimulate economic growth through the design and construction of the gulf of Maine Research Laboratory; 10. The sum of $2,000,000 to support the Maine Farms for the Future Program; 11. The sum of $1,000,000 to support funding for the University of Maine agricultural research farms; and 12. The sum of $8,000,000 in anticipation of $21,150,000 in federal and private funds for affordable housing.” |
69,340 Yes | 44,520 No |
| 2003 N | “Do you favor a $6,950,000 bond issue for the following purposes: 1. The sum of $2,000,000 to construct and upgrade water pollution control facilities, providing the state match for $10,000,000 in federal funds; 2. The sum of $1,500,000 to provide grants to construct water pollution control facilities; 3. The sum of $500,000 to clean up uncontrolled hazardous substance site; 4. The sum of $500,000 for the small community grant program to provide grants to rural communities to solve local pollution problems; 5. The sum of $500,000 for the overboard discharge removal program to provide grants to municipalities and individuals to eliminate licensed overboard discharges to shellfish areas, great ponds and drainage areas of less than 10 square miles; 6. The sum of $1,200,000 to support drinking water system improvements that address public health threats, providing the state match for $4,140,000 in federal funds; and 7. The sum of $750,000 to construct environmentally sound water sources that help avoid drought damage to crops?” |
295,569 Yes | 201,617 No |
| 2003 N | “Do you favor a $19,000,000 bond issue to make repairs, upgrades and other facility improvements and enhance access for students with disabilities and upgrade classroom equipment at various campuses of the University of Maine System; the Maine Maritime Academy; and the Maine Community College System, which was formerly the Maine Technical College System, and to provide grants to construct and renovate public libraries and to improve community access to electronic resources?” | 266,146 Yes | 232,127 No |
| 2003 N | “Do you favor a $63,450,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, airports, state-owned ferry vessels and ferry and port facilities and port and harbor structures; development of rail corridors and improvements to railroad structures and intermodel facilities; investment in the statewide public transportation fleet and public park and ride and service facilities; statewide trail and pedestrian improvements; and expansion of the statewide air-medical response system through construction of hospital helipads, building additional refueling facilities, upgrading navigational systems and acquiring training equipment to improve access to health care that makes the State eligible for $217,000,000 in matching federal funds?” | 326,802 Yes | 171,715 No |
| 2005 N | Do you favor a $33,100,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges; airports; public transit improvements; state-owned ferry vessels and ferry and port facilities including port and harbor structures; and statewide bicycle trail and pedestrian improvements that makes the State eligible for over $158,000,000 in matching funds? | 270,486 Yes | 130,352 No |
| 2005 N | Do you favor an $8,900,000 bond issue 228,970 167,424 for purposes related to agriculture and the environment in anticipation of approximately $31,000,000 in federal funds to be used for sustainable water sources and irrigation system development, loans from a wastewater state revolving fund, grants from a small community grants program, support of public water system improvements and repairs and improvements to a veterinary technician facility at the University of Maine? | 228,970 Yes | 167,424 No |
| 2005 N | Do you favor a $20,000,000 bond issue 232,563 165,607 to stimulate economic growth and job creation through investments in the Maine economy in anticipation of approximately $44,000,000 in federal and private funds for medical research and development; marine research and development; equity investments in small Maine companies with potential for high growth; the New Century Community Progam for capital improvements to cultural resources; the renovation of Camden Hall on the University of Maine Bangor campus for a graduate school for biomedical science; the development of the laboratory for Surface Science Technology; capital costs and equipment for the career center facility at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College; and the development of the Sunrise Business and Career Center in the Town of Jonesboro? | 232,563 Yes | 165,607 No |
| 2005 N | Do you favor a $12,000,000 bond issue 259,475 140,469 to purchase land and conservation easements statewide from willing sellers for conservation, water access, wildlife and fish habitat, outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing, farmland preservation and working waterfront preservation to be matched by at least $7,000,000 in private and public contributions? | 259,475 Yes | 140,469 No |
| 2005 N | Do you favor a $9,000,000 bond issue to 193,077 195,939 make building renovations at campuses of the University of Maine System, improve and expand the facilities of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Southern Maine and make building renovations at campuses of the Maine Community College System? | 193,077 Yes | 195,939 No |
| 2007 J | Do you favor a $112,975,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, airports, public transit facilities, ferry and port facilities including port and harbor structures and bicycle and pedestrian trails that makes the State eligible for over $260,525,000 in federal and other matching funds? | 83,477 Yes | 33,486 No |
| 2007 J | Do you favor an $18,300,000 bond issue to support drinking water programs and to support the construction of wastewater treatment facilities that will leverage $49,500,000 in other funds? | 74,893 Yes | 41,483 No |
| 2007 N | Do you favor a bond issue to stimulate economic development and job creation that would provide $5,000,000 in loans and grant funds and would provide $50,000,000 in research, development and commercialization funds for targeted technology sectors, awarded after a competitive process administered by the Maine Technology Institute and will leverage at least $50,000,000 in other funds? | 138,615 Yes | 132,080 No |
| 2007 N | Do you favor a $43,500,000 bond issue for interior and exterior building renovations, improvements and additions at all campuses of the Maine Community College System, the Maine Maritime Academy and the University of Maine System; to replenish the School Revolving Renovation Fund for school repairs and renovations; and to support capital improvements for cultural and educational assets such as museums, historical facilities and libraries? | 139,505 Yes | 132,424 No |
| 2007 N | Do you favor a $35,500,000 bond issue to invest in land conservation, water access, wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation opportunities, including hunting and fishing, farmland and working waterfront and to invest in state parks, historic sites and riverfront, community and farm infrastructure to be matched by at least $21,875,000 in private and public contributions? | 171,892 Yes | 100,580 No |
| 2008 J | Do you favor a $29,725,000 bond issue for natural resource, agricultural and transportation infrastructure that will leverage $29,780,000 in other funds? | 101,171 Yes | 71,822 No |
| 2008 N | Do you favor a $3,400,000 bond issue to support drinking water programs, to support the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and to leverage $17,000,000 in other funds? | 353,497 Yes | 349,662 No |
| 2009 N | Do you favor a $71,250,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, airports, public transit facilities, ferry and port facilities, including port and harbor structures, as well as funds for the LifeFlight Foundation that will make the State eligible for over $148,000,000 in federal and other matching funds? | 363,537 Yes | 192,789 No |
| 2010 J | Do you favor a $26,500,000 bond issue that will create jobs through investment in an off-shore wind energy demonstration site and related manufacturing to advance Maine’s energy independence from imported foreign oil, that will leverage $24,500,000 in federal and other funds and for energy improvements at campuses of the University of Maine System, Maine Community College System and Maine Maritime Academy in order to make facilities more efficient and less costly to operate? | 187,947 Yes | 129,435 No |
| 2010 J | Do you favor a $47,800,000 bond issue to create jobs in Maine through improvements to highways, railroads and marine facilities, including port and harbor structures, and specifying the allocation of $4,000,000 of the transportation bond approved by voters in November 2009 to be used for capital rail purposes? | 183,978 Yes | 132,439 No |
| 2010 J | Do you favor a $23,750,000 bond issue to provide capital investment to stimulate economic development and job creation by making investments under the Communities for Maine’s Future Program and in historic properties; providing funding for research and development investments awarded through a competitive process; providing funds for disbursements to qualifying small businesses; and providing grants for food processing for fishing, agricultural, dairy and lumbering businesses within the State and redevelopment projects at the Brunswick Naval Air Station that will make the State eligible for over $39,000,000 in federal and other matching funds? | 159,084 Yes | 155,224 No |
| 2010 J | Do you favor a $10,250,000 bond issue to improve water quality, support drinking water programs and the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and to assist farmers in the development of environmentally sound water sources that will leverage $33,250,000 in federal and other funds? | 175,165 Yes | 140,442 No |
| 2010 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue to be awarded on a competitive basis to increase access to dental care in Maine, $3,500,000 to be used for a community-based teaching dental clinic affiliated with or operated by a college of dental medicine to be matched by $3,500,000 in other funds, and $1,500,000 to be used to create or upgrade community-based health and dental care clinics across the State to increase their capacity as teaching and dental clinics? | 286,645 Yes | 270,705 No |
| 2010 N | Do you favor a $9,750,000 bond issue to invest in land conservation and working waterfront preservation and to preserve state parks to be matched by $9,250,000 in federal and other funds? | 331,919 Yes | 227,182 No |
| 2012 N | Do you favor an $11,300,000 bond issue to provide funds for capital to build a diagnostic facility for the University of Maine System; for capital improvements and equipment, including machine tool technology, for the Maine Community College System; and for capital improvements and equipment at the Maine Maritime Academy? | 334,580 Yes | 350,590 No |
| 2012 N | Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue to purchase land and conservation easements statewide from willing sellers for public land and water access, conservation, wildlife or fish habitat and outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing and deer wintering areas, and to preserve working farmland and working waterfronts to be matched by at least 5,000,000 in private and public contributions? | 418,555 Yes | 270,301 No |
| 2012 N | Do you favor a $51,500,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, local roads, airports and port facilities, as well as for funds for rail access, transit buses and the LifeFlight Foundation, which will make the State eligible for at least $105,600,000 in federal and other matching funds? | 499,366 Yes | 191,454 No |
| 2012 N | Do you favor a $7,925,000 bond issue to be expended over 2 years for revolving loan funds for drinking water systems and for wastewater treatment facilities, which will make the State eligible to secure $39,625,000 in federal grants? | 432,813 Yes | 253,561 No |
| 2013 N | Do you favor a $14,000,000 bond issue to provide funds for the State’s share of maintenance, repair, capital improvement, modernization and energy efficiency projects for Maine Army National Guard readiness centers and support facilities and the purchase of land for training and to draw down federal matching funds? | 126,393 Yes | 90,130 No |
| 2013 N | Do you favor a $15,500,000 bond issue to enhance educational and employment opportunities for Maine citizens and students by updating and improving existing laboratory and classroom facilities of the University of Maine System statewide? | 132,759 Yes | 84,647 No |
| 2013 N | Do you favor a $100,000,000 bond issue for reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges and for facilities or equipment related to ports, harbors, marine transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation and transit, to be used to match an estimated $154,000,000 in federal and other funds? | 157,190 Yes | 59,895 No |
| 2013 N | Do you favor a $4,500,000 bond issue to provide funds for a public-private partnership for a building project for a new science facility at the Maine Maritime Academy to be matched by other funds? | 114,348 Yes | 102,233 No |
| 2013 N | Do you favor a $15,500,000 bond issue to upgrade buildings, classrooms and laboratories on the 7 campuses of the Maine Community College System in order to increase capacity to serve more students through expanded programs in health care, precision machining, information technology, criminal justice and other key programs? | 143,026 Yes | 75,073 No |
| 2014 N | Do you favor an $8,000,000 bond issue to support Maine agriculture, facilitate economic growth in natural resources-based industries and monitor human health threats related to ticks, mosquitoes and bedbugs through the creation of an animal and plant disease and insect control laboratory administered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service? (Question 2) | 354,072 Yes | 233,134 No |
| 2014 N | Do you favor a bond issue to provide $4,000,000 in funds to insure portions of loans to small businesses to spur investment and innovation and to provide $8,000,000 in funds to make flexible loans to small businesses to create jobs, revitalize downtowns and strengthen the rural economy? (Question 3) | 362,225 Yes | 222,560 No |
| 2014 N | Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue, to be awarded through a competitive process and to be matched by $11,000,000 in private and other funds, to build a research center and to discover genetic solutions for cancer and the diseases of aging, to promote job growth and private sector investment in this State, to attract and retain young professionals and make the State a global leader in genomic medicine? (Question 4) | 367,101 Yes | 218,196 No |
| 2014 N | Do you favor a $3,000,000 bond issue, to be awarded through a competitive process and to be matched by $5,700,000 in private and public funds, to modernize and expand infrastructure in a biological laboratory specializing in tissue repair and regeneration located in the State in order to increase biotechnology workforce training, retain and recruit to the State multiple biomedical research and development groups and create a drug discovery and development facility that will improve human health and stimulate biotechnology job growth and economic activity? (Question 5) | 297,000 Yes | 283,612 No |
| 2014 N | Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue to ensure clean water and safe communities across Maine; to protect drinking water sources; to restore wetlands; to create jobs and vital public infrastructure; and to strengthen the State’s long-term economic base and competitive advantage? (Question 6) | 379,588 Yes | 208,095 No |
| 2014 N | Do you favor a $7,000,000 bond issue to facilitate the growth of marine businesses and commercial enterprises that create jobs and improve the sustainability of the State’s marine economy and related industries through capital investments, to be matched by at least $7,000,000 in private and other funds? (Question 7) | 344,773 Yes | 238,775 No |
| 2015 N | Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue for the construction of new energy-efficient affordable homes for low-income seniors, the adaptive reuse of structures for homes for low-income seniors and the repair and weatherization of existing homes for low-income seniors, which will create jobs and will be matched by an estimated $22,600,000 in private and other funds? (Question 2) | 151,695 Yes | 67,160 No |
| 2015 N | Do you favor an $85,000,000 bond issue for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges and for facilities and equipment related to ports, harbors, marine transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails, to be used to match an estimated $121,500,000 in federal and other funds? (Question 3) | 159,050 Yes | 59,595 No |
| 2016 N | Do you favor a $100,000,000 bond issue for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges and for facilities, equipment and property acquisition related to ports, harbors, marine transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails, to be used to match an estimated $137,000,000 in federal and other funds? (Question 6) | 457,864 Yes | 290,062 No |
| 2017 J | Do you favor a $50,000,000 bond issue to provide $45,000,000 in funds for investment in research, development and commercialization in the State to be used for infrastructure, equipment and technology upgrades that enable organizations to gain and hold market share, to increase revenues and to expand employment or preserve jobs for Maine people, to be awarded through a competitive process to Maine-based public and private entities, leveraging other funds in a one-to-one ratio and $5,000,000 in funds to create jobs and economic growth by lending to or investing in small businesses with the potential for significant growth and strong job creation? | 63,468 Yes | 39,549 No |
| 2017 N | Do you favor a $105,000,000 bond issue for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges and for facilities or equipment related to ports, harbors, marine transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails, to be used to match an estimated $137,000,000 in federal and other funds, and for the upgrade of municipal culverts at stream crossings? | 246,828 Yes | 96,017 No |
| 2018 N | Do you favor a $30,000,000 bond issue to improve water quality, support the planning and construction of wastewater treatment facilities and assist homeowners whose homes are served by substandard or malfunctioning wastewater treatment systems? | 344,507 Yes | 286,248 No |
| 2018 N | Do you favor a $106,000,000 bond issue, including $101,000,000 for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges and for facilities and equipment related to ports, piers, harbors, marine transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails, to be used to match an estimated $137,000,000 in federal and other funds, and $5,000,000 for the upgrade of municipal culverts at stream crossings? | 427,357 Yes | 203,780 No |
| 2018 N | Do you favor a $49,000,000 bond issue to be matched by at least $49,000,000 in private and public funds to modernize and improve the facilities and infrastructure of Maine’s public universities in order to expand workforce development capacity and to attract and retain students to strengthen Maine’s economy and future workforce? | 340,743 Yes | 288,455 No |
| 2018 N | Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue to improve educational programs by upgrading facilities at all 7 of Maine’s community collegesin order to provide Maine people with access to high-skill, low-cost technical and career education? | 410,288 Yes | 221,947 No |
| 2019 N | Do you favor a $105,000,000 bond issue to build or improve roads, bridges, railroads, airports, transit and ports and make other transportation investments, to be used to match an estimated $137,000,000 in federal and other funds? | 143,315 Yes | 44,589 No |
| 2020 J | Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue to invest in high-speed internet infrastructure for unserved and underserved areas, to be used to match up to $30,000,000 in federal, private, local or other funds? | 234,932 Yes | 77,325 No |
| 2020 J | Do you favor a $105,000,000 bond issue for improvement of highways and bridges statewide and for multimodal facilities or equipment related to transit, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, ports, harbors, marine transportation and active transportation projects, to be used to match an estimated $275,000,000 in federal and other funds? | 248,056 Yes | 65,975 No |
| 2021 N | Do you favor a $100,000,000 bond issue to build or improve roads, bridges, railroads, airports, transit facilities and ports and make other transportation investments, to be used to leverage an estimated $253,000,000 in federal and other funds? | 296,478 Yes | 115,481 No |
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