| "Do you favor a $10,000,000 bond issue to support the | construction of the Gulf of Maine Aquarium to create marine- | related jobs, to educate Maine residents and visitors about | Maine's inland and coastal waters and to support fishery | research from Mt. Katahdin to the Gulf of Maine?" |
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| | The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote | by ballot on this question and designate their choice by a cross | or check mark placed within a corresponding square below the word | "Yes" or "No." The ballots must be received, sorted, counted and | declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings and returns | made to the Secretary of State in the same manner as votes for | members of the Legislature. The Governor shall review the | returns and, if a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor | of this Act, the Governor shall proclaim the result without | delay, and this Act becomes effective 30 days after the date of | the proclamation. |
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| | The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, | town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of this Act | necessary to carry out the purpose of this referendum. |
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| | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of | $10,000,000, will be used by the Department of Economic and | Community Development to support the construction of the Gulf of | Maine Aquarium to create marine-related jobs, to educate Maine | residents and visitors about Maine's inland and coastal waters | and to support fishery research from Mt. Katahdin to the Gulf of | Maine. |
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