Maine 1980 ballot measures
- One was a veto referendum challenging a newly-enacted state law forbidding slot machines in the state. This vote was held on March 11, 1980.
- One was a citizen initiative about nuclear power. This vote was held on September 23, 1980.
- Three were proposed constitutional amendments.
On the ballot
|VR||Referendum Question||Gambling||Prohibits games of chance played on machines|
|BI||Referendum Question||Education||Issues $8 million in bonds for improvements to vocational-technical institutes and the Maine Maritime Academy|
|IndISS||Referendum Question||Nuclear||Prohibits the generation of nuclear power in the state through nuclear fission|
|BI||Referendum Question No. 1||Judiciary||Issues $4 million in bonds for court facilities improvements|
|BI||Referendum Question No. 2||Energy||Issues $7 million in bonds for energy conservation improvements for public school buildings and the University of Maine|
|Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1||Legislatures||Brings into conformance the year in which the House and Senate are apportioned|
|Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2||Direct Democracy||Changes schedule for voting dates on referendum and initiatives|
|Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3||Judiciary||Creates constitutional and statutory methods for selection of judges of probate and justices of the peace|
- 1980 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Maine
- Maine Legislature
- People's Veto votes
- Constitutional amendments from 1911-present.
- "Votes on Initiated Bills: 1910-", compiled by the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library.
- I&R Institute ballot measure database for Maine
State of Maine
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