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52Nov 3 election

Maine ballot measures

49 of the last 60 Maine ballot measures passed.

Maine’s statewide measures since 2012.

of legislatures’ measures passed
90%
of citizen initiatives passed
67%
Past ballot measures
Question 1: Requires a voter to present photo identification to vote and curtails access to absentee votingNovember 4, 2025Failed36%
Question 2: Allows residents to obtain an extreme risk protection orderNovember 4, 2025Passed63%
Question 1: Limit the amount of campaign contributions to $5,000 from individuals and entities to political action committees that make independent expendituresNovember 5, 2024Passed75%
Question 2: Authorize $25 million in general obligation bonds to the Maine Technology Institute for research, development, and commercialization of Maine-based public and private institutions in support of technological innovationNovember 5, 2024Passed54%
Question 3: Authorize $10 million in general obligation bonds for the restoration of local community buildingsNovember 5, 2024Passed51%
Question 4: Authorize $30 million in general obligation bonds for the development and maintenance of outdoor trailsNovember 5, 2024Passed55%
Question 5: Replace the existing state flag with a flag consisting of a pine tree and the North Star on a buff (light tan) background, often called the Pine Tree FlagNovember 5, 2024Failed44%
Question 1: Require voter approval for certain state entities, municipal electric districts, electrification cooperatives, or consumer-owned transmission utilities to incur a total outstanding debt that exceeds $1 billionNovember 7, 2023Passed65%
Question 2: Prohibit Foreign Spending in Elections InitiativeNovember 7, 2023Passed86%
Question 3: Pine Tree Power Company InitiativeNovember 7, 2023Failed30%
Question 4: Right to Repair Law" Vehicle Data Access Requirement InitiativeNovember 7, 2023Passed84%
Question 5: Change Time Period of Judicial Review of Initiative Petitions AmendmentNovember 7, 2023Passed58%
Question 6: Require Indian Treaty Obligations and Other Constitutional Provisions Included in Official Printing AmendmentNovember 7, 2023Passed73%
Question 7: Remove Residency Requirement for Initiative Petition Circulators AmendmentNovember 7, 2023Failed31%
Question 8: Repeal Constitutional Provision Prohibiting Voting for Individuals Under Guardianship Due to Mental Illness AmendmentNovember 7, 2023Failed47%
Question 1: Prohibit the construction of electric transmission lines defined as high-impact in the Upper Kennebec Region, including the NECEC, and require a two-thirds vote of each state legislative chamber to approve high-impact electric transmission line projectsNovember 2, 2021Passed59%
Question 2: Transportation Infrastructure Bond IssueNovember 2, 2021Passed72%
Question 3: Create a state right to growing, raising, harvesting, and producing food, as long as an individual does not commit trespassing, theft, poaching, or abuses to private land, public land, or natural resourcesNovember 2, 2021Passed61%
Question 1: High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Bond IssueJuly 14, 2020Passed75%
Question 2: Transportation Infrastructure Bond IssueJuly 14, 2020Passed79%
Question 1: Religious and Philosophical Vaccination Exemptions ReferendumMarch 3, 2020Failed27%
Question 1: Transportation Infrastructure Bond IssueNovember 5, 2019Passed76%
Question 2: Allow for Alternative Initiative Signatures for Persons with Disabilities AmendmentNovember 5, 2019Passed76%
Question 1: Payroll and Non-Wage Income Taxes for Home Care Program InitiativeNovember 6, 2018Failed37%
Question 2: Wastewater Infrastructure Bond IssueNovember 6, 2018Passed55%
Question 3: Transportation Bond IssueNovember 6, 2018Passed68%
Question 4: University of Maine System Bond IssueNovember 6, 2018Passed54%
Question 5: Community Colleges Bond IssueNovember 6, 2018Passed65%
Question 1: Ranked-Choice Voting Delayed Enactment and Automatic Repeal ReferendumJune 12, 2018Passed54%
Question 1: Casino or Slot Machines in York County InitiativeNovember 7, 2017Failed17%
Question 2: Medicaid Expansion InitiativeNovember 7, 2017Passed59%
Question 3: Transportation Bond IssueNovember 7, 2017Passed72%
Question 4: Public Pension Unfunded Liabilities from Experience Losses AmendmentNovember 7, 2017Passed63%
Question 1: Technology Sectors Funds and Business Loans Bond IssueJune 13, 2017Passed62%
Question 1: Marijuana LegalizationNovember 8, 2016Passed50%
Question 2: Tax on Incomes Exceeding $200,000 for Public EducationNovember 8, 2016Passed51%
Question 3: Background Checks for Gun SalesNovember 8, 2016Failed48%
Question 4: Minimum Wage IncreaseNovember 8, 2016Passed56%
Question 5: Ranked-Choice Voting InitiativeNovember 8, 2016Passed52%
Question 6: Transportation BondNovember 8, 2016Passed61%
Question 1: Changes to Clean Election Act and Campaign Finance MeasureNovember 3, 2015Passed55%
Question 2: Affordable Housing for Low-Income Seniors BondNovember 3, 2015Passed69%
Question 3: Transportation BondNovember 3, 2015Passed73%
Question 1: Bear Hunting Ban InitiativeNovember 4, 2014Failed47%
Question 2: Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Health Bond IssueNovember 4, 2014Passed60%
Question 3: Small Business Bond IssueNovember 4, 2014Passed62%
Question 4: Cancer and Aging Research Center Bond IssueNovember 4, 2014Passed63%
Question 5: Tissue Repair and Regeneration Laboratory Bond IssueNovember 4, 2014Passed51%
Question 6: Clean Water and Wetlands Bond IssueNovember 4, 2014Passed65%
Question 7: Marine Businesses Bond IssueNovember 4, 2014Passed59%
Question 1: Army National Guard Readiness Center BondNovember 5, 2013Passed58%
Question 2: University System BondNovember 5, 2013Passed61%
Question 3: Transportation Reconstruction and Rehabilitation BondNovember 5, 2013Passed73%
Question 4: Maritime Academy Science Center BondNovember 5, 2013Passed53%
Question 5: Community College System Building Upgrade BondNovember 5, 2013Passed66%
Question 1: Same-Sex Marriage QuestionNovember 6, 2012Passed52%
Question 2: Community College Bond QuestionNovember 6, 2012Failed46%
Question 3: Water Access and Wildlife QuestionNovember 6, 2012Passed58%
Question 4: Transportation Bond QuestionNovember 6, 2012Passed69%
Question 5: Water and Sewer Bond QuestionNovember 6, 2012Passed60%

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