Real-time statewide and local results from the 2023 election.
One lawmaker is proposing performance-based ratemaking as a possible way to address problems highlighted by the failed campaign to take over Maine's investor-owned utilities.
Massachusetts' own referendum, from 2020, points to a future where Maine's right to repair law is still not a guarantee.
A proposal to create a publicly owned utility by taking over Maine's 2 big investor-owned utilities failed by a wide margin in Tuesday voting.
The highly contentious referendum would establish the framework for a new utility to deliver electricity in Maine.
Conceived as a fail-safe in case Question 3 passes, Question 1 would require voter approval for certain government bodies to take on more than $1 billion in debt.
Question 2 bans foreign governments and affiliated organizations from spending on Maine referendum campaigns.
The referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot would prohibit foreign governments and entities they control from spending money on state and local races and referendums. But media outlets warn that the proposal would infringe on constitutional protections for the press.
Tommy Hickey, director of the Maine Automotive Right to Repair Coalition, said the next step is to sit down with the attorney general and help guide the state on how to best implement this law.
The technology to keep your vehicle on the road is changing. This referendum deals with who should have the right to repair it.
Mainers cast their votes Tuesday on four proposed constitutional amendments, including a proposal to restore historical tribal treaty obligations to printed versions of the Maine Constitution.
Participants in the Indigenous Peoples Day rally call for expanded sovereignty rights for tribal communities and passage of a ballot question next month to restore treaty language to printed copies of the Maine Constitution.
An Act to Amend Portland's Rent-Control Ordinance would have excluded anyone with an ownership interest in 9 or fewer rental units from the provisions of the city's rent control ordinance.
Another citizen-initiated referendum goes before voters this November, but dueling interests suggest it might not be the last word.
The council also amended the title of the referendum, which seeks to exclude landlords with nine or fewer units from rent control.
Councilor April Fournier was reelected to an at-large seat, with Anna Bullett and Kate Sykes taking district seats.
The project would have consolidated three primary schools and all third-graders into one new building, moved sixth-graders into Wentworth School and renovated Scarborough Middle School.
The seat has been held for 6 consecutive terms by Mayor Alan Casavant.
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