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

2024 N

Do you favor a bond issue of $25,000,000 to provide funds, to be awarded through a competitive process and to leverage matching private and federal funds on at least a one-to-one basis, for research and development and commercialization for Maine-based public and private institutions in support of technological innovation in the targeted sectors of life sciences and biomedical technology, environmental and renewable energy technology, information technology, advanced technologies for forestry and agriculture, aquaculture and marine technology, composites and advanced materials and precision manufacturing?

433,394 Yes

365,100 No

2024 N

Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue to restore historic buildings owned by governmental and nonprofit organizations, with funds being issued contingent on a 25% local match requirement from either private or nonprofit sources?

410,979 Yes

391,176 No

2024 N

Do you favor a $30,000,000 bond issue to invest in the design, development and maintenance for nonmotorized, motorized and multi-use trails statewide, to be matched by at least $3,000,000 in private and public contributions?

440,560 Yes

354, 626 No