NOV 8, 2023
BAR HARBOR—There were 1,941 ballots cast in yesterday’s election and there are currently 5,118 registered voters in Bar Harbor. There were no local issues on the ballot.
In Bar Harbor, voters approved questions 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6, and 8, only voting against question 7.
Tremont, Southwest Harbor both voted against question 3 about Pine Tree Power. Mount Desert and Bar Harbor voted in favor.
MOUNT DESERT RESULTS
Total Votes Cast: 788
Question 1 (Citizen Initiative) Yes 396
No 381
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Question 2 (Citizen Initiative) Yes 703
No 83
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Question 3 (Citizen Initiative) Yes 441
No 344
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Question 4 (Citizen Initiative) Yes 665
No 116
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Question 5 (Constitutional Amendment)
Yes 577
No 185
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Question 6 (Constitutional Amendment)
Yes 647
No 123
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Question 7 (Constitutional Amendment)
Yes 388
No 382
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Question 8 (Constitutional Amendment)
Yes 505
No 262
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SOUTHWEST HARBOR ELECTION RESULTS
TREMONT RESULTS
STATE RESULTS SO FAR
The Maine results, which are the binding ones on these state-wide questions have played out a bit differently this morning with almost 52% precincts and 84% of votes reporting according to the Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, and also other news outlets.
In the state, voters passed questions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8 and rejected questions 3, 7 and 8.
Question 1
Do you want to bar some quasi-governmental entities and all consumer-owned electric utilities from taking on more than $1 billion in debt unless they get statewide voter approval?
- Yes – 174,130 or 64.71%
- No – 94,947 or 35.29%
51.49% reported
Question 2
Do you want to ban foreign governments and entities that they own, control, or influence from making campaign contributions or financing communications for or against candidates or ballot questions?
- Yes 237,247 or 86.44%
- No 37, 222 or 13.56%
51.49% reported
Question 3
Do you want to create a new power company governed by an elected board to acquire and operate existing for-profit electricity transmission and distribution facilities in Maine?
- No – 187,921 or 68.01%
- Yes – 88,411 or 31.99%
51.49% reported
Question 4
Do you want to require vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board diagnostic systems and provide remote access to those systems and mechanical data to owners and independent repair facilities?
- Yes – 232,996 or 84.51%
- No – 42,703 or 15.49%
51.49% reported
Question 5
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to change the time period for judicial review of the validity of written petitions from within 100 days from the date of filing to within 100 business days from the date of filing of a written petition in the office of the Secretary of State, with an exception for petitions filed within 30 calendar days before or after a general election?
- Yes – 159,703 or 59.55%
- No- 108, 497 or 40.45%
51.49% reported
Question 6
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that all of the provisions of the Constitution be included in the official printed copies of the Constitution prepared by the Secretary of State?
- Yes – 199,683 or 74.24%
- No – 69,296 or 25.76%
51.49% reported
Question 7
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to remove a provision requiring a circulator of a citizen’s initiative or people’s veto petition to be a resident of Maine and a registered voter in Maine, requirements that have been ruled unconstitutional in federal court?
- No – 179,521 or 67.50%
- Yes – 86,426 or 32.50%
51.49% reported
Question 8
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to remove a provision prohibiting a person under guardianship for reasons of mental illness from voting for Governor, Senators and Representatives, which the United States District Court for the District of Maine found violates the United States Constitution and federal law?
- No – 139,629 or 51.96%
- Yes – 129,087 or 48.04%
51.49% reported
We hope to update this story later in the day with MDI town results other than Bar Harbor. Some believe that question 8 is still too close to call.
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