2003 Referendum Special Election Results

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Data for this Contest was Contributed by on 2007-04-03

Referendum: Question 1

Popular Vote

185,392

37.79%

171,782

35.02%

133,349

27.19%

Turnout

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Election Notes:

1A (Citizen Initiative): Do you want the State to pay 55% of the cost of public education, which includes all special education costs, for the purpose of shifting costs from the property tax to state resources?
1B (Competing Measure): Do you want to lower property taxes and avoid the need for a significant increase in state taxes by phasing in a 55% state contribution to the cost of public education and by providing expanded property tax relief?
1C (Against A and B): Against both the Citizen Initiative and the Competing Measure
Since none of these choices recieved a majority, none was adopted. But 1A appeared on the ballot in 2004 since it recieved over 1/3rd of the vote.

Demographic Data

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: Maine Secretary of State. Referendum Election Tabulations, Maine Secretary of State (http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/2003n/gen03sum.htm) (accessed 03 Apr 2007)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: