VOICE OF THE VOTER
Same-Sex Marriage
"Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?"
Yes 299,483 (53%)
No 267,574 (47%)
600 of 608 precincts - 99 percent
Excise Tax
"Do you want to cut the rate of the municipal excise tax by an average of 55% on motor vehicles less than six years old and exempt hybrid and other alternative-energy and highly fuel-efficient motor vehicles from sales tax and three years of excise tax?"
Yes 145,435 (26%)
No 415,153 (74%)
600 of 608 precincts - 99 percent
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- As part of an in depth look at Question 1 on the Novemeber 3rd ballot, we visit with two families with opposing viewpoints on gay marriage.
(NEWS CENTER) - Question 3 on the November ballot reads: "Do you want to repeal the 2007 law on school district consolidation and restore the laws previously in effect?"
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- The line outside Portland's City Clerk's Office is constant from the minute city hall opens until closing.
PORTLAND (AP) -- Gay marriage opponents say a spokesman who appeared in a TV ad is under attack by proponents of same-sex marriage in Maine.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Joining Pat Callaghan In the Arena are Ray Richardson from WLOB Radio and Rep. Cynthia Dill (D-Cape Elizabeth).
SOUTH PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Those who favor Question 4, otherwise known as TABOR 2, held a news conference Thursday highlighting the differences between this year's version of the Taxpayer Bill Of Rights and the version that voters rejected in 2006.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- A coalition of more than 30 groups led by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce is trying to draw some attention to a ballot question that seems under the radar this year: Question 6.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Question five, if approved, would greatly expand Maine's ten year old medical marijuana law.
AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- Nine communities are participating in an early voting pilot program in Maine.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Question Four, the so-called "TABOR Two" referendum, is the most complex issue facing Maine voters this year.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Referendum Question 4 reads "Do you want to change the existing formulas that limit state and local government spending and require voter approval by referendum for spending over thos limits and for increases in state taxes?" Click on the headline above to watch all four segments of this forum.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Referendum Question 1 reads "Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?" Click on the headline above to view all four segments of the forum.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Next week voters will go to the polls and while the gay mariage issue has been getting the most attention there are six other questions voters will decide.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- The Pan Atlantic SMS Group has released it's final voter preference poll on the November 2009 Election.
AUGUSTA (AP) -- The campaign for a taxpayer's bill of rights referendum is asking Maine's attorney general to investigate pre-election activities by two State House offices.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- A group of businesspeople announced their support on Friday for same sex marriage.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Joining NEWS CENTER's Pat Callaghan In The Arena are Martin Sheehan of the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Portland City Councilor Nick Mavodones.
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Supporters of a repeal on same sex marriage say their political signs are disappearing off lawns in the greater Bangor area.
SCARBOROUGH (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine businessman Les Otten announced Monday that he is running for governor.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Question 5 on the statewide ballot is the medical marijuana initiative.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Question 3 asks Maine voters if they want to repeal the state's controversial school consolidation law.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine's education commissioner is asking the attorney general if the controversial gay marriage law would have an effect on schools.
(NEWS CENTER) -- It's the most controversial issue on the ballot this November -- Question One or the repeal of the so-called gay marriage law.
AUGUSTA (AP) -- The Maine ethics commission staff says no investigation is warranted into fundraising by groups supporting the campaign to repeal Maine's gay marriage law.
School District Consolidation
"Do you want to repeal the 2007 law on school district consolidation and restore the laws previously in effect?"
Yes 226,710 (42%)
No 318,064 (58%)
600 of 608 precincts - 99 percent
Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR)
"Do you want to change the existing formulas that limit state and local government spending and require voter approval by referendum for spending over those limits and for increases in state taxes?"
Yes 221,615 (40%)
No 334,918 (60%)
600 of 608 precincts - 99 percent
Medical Marijuana
"Do you want to change the medical marijuana laws to allow treatment of more medical conditions and to create a regulated system of distribution?"
Yes 330,490(59%)
No 232,790 (41%)
600 of 608 precincts - 99 percent
$71.25M Transportation Bond
"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?"
Yes 362,106 (65%)
No 191,604 (35%)
600 of 608 precincts - 99 percent
Petition Signature Certification
"Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to increase the amount of time that local officials have to certify the signatures on direct initiative petitions?"
Yes 259,593 (48%)
No 283,797 (52%)
600 of 608 precincts - 99 percent
(NEWS CENTER) -- Recapping the 2009 election is the topic of this week's In the Arena. Joining Pat Callaghan are Bill Nemitz of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and Ray Richardson, co-host of the Ray and Ted Show on News/Talk WLOB Radio.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) - One day after a stinging defeat there was sadness and disappointment, but also a sense of determination among supporters of same sex marriage.
BIDDEFORD (NEWS CENTER) -- Students and staff at Biddeford High School, along with some town leaders, are celebrating their victory at the polls.
(NEWS CENTER) -- The vote to repeal the school consolidation vote went down in defeat, 58 percent to 42 percent.
FRIENDSHIP (NEWS CENTER) -- Friendship is no longer a dry town.
WELLS (NEWS CENTER) -- Voters in this oceanside community rejected an ordinance that would have allowed large-scale water extraction in their town.
PORTLAND (AP) -- With Tuesday's election, Maine becomes the fifth state to allow dispensaries where marijuana can be distributed to medical patients.
PORTLAND (AP) -- Supporters of the gay marriage law that was rejected at the polls by Maine voters are taking heart in the 47 percent their side received in a referendum that drew an unexpectedly high turnout.
PORTLAND (AP) -- Maine voters have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry.
AUBURN (NEWS CENTER) -- By nearly 3,000 votes, Richard Gleason defeated Ronald Potvin to become the next mayor of Auburn.
PORTLAND (AP) -- Mainers have voted against scuttling the state's school district consolidation law.
PORTLAND (AP) -- Medical marijuana users in Maine will be able to buy their pot at licensed dispensaries after voters approved a bill that expands the state's existing medical marijuana law.
PORTLAND (AP) -- Maine voters have rejected a referendum that would have placed limits on increases in state and municipal government spending and taxes.
PORTLAND (AP) -- Maine voters have approved a $71.25 million bond issue to pay for transportation improvements across the state.
PORTLAND (AP) -- Maine voters have rejected a proposal to scale back the state's motor vehicle excise tax
(NEWS CENTER) -- Voters in several Maine cities will elect mayors on Tuesday, with contested races in Auburn, Biddeford, Hallowell, Lewiston, Saco and Westbrook.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- A couple hundred people rallied in Monument Square to show their support for marriage equality.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Question 4 on the ballot would dramatically change the way state, county and local governments spend money.
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