Maine voters will decide the fate of eight statewide ballot measures in a referendum election Tuesday
Maine voters will decide the fate of eight statewide ballot measures in an election Tuesday, including a proposal to ban foreign influence on elections and another that would dismantle the state’s two largest electric utilities. Question 2 asks voters to ban foreign governments and entities they “own, control, or influence” from making campaign contributions in candidate elections or ballot measures.
The Associated Press will provide coverage for eight statewide ballot measures labeled Questions 1 through 8. WHO GETS TO VOTEAll voters registered in Maine may participate in the election. Voters may register in person on Election Day. The deadline to register by mail was Oct. 17. The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow the trailing candidates to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
As of November 2022, there were 1.1 million voters registered in Maine. Of those, 36% are Democrats, 28% are Republicans and 32% are independents. Turnout for the 2021 referendum election was 36% of registered voters. In the 2019 referendum election, it was 18%. As of Wednesday, more than 56,000 voters had cast ballots before Election Day, 47% from Democrats, 26% from Republicans and 23% from voters not affiliated with any party.
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