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2026 Maine Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	Public Law 572 and Public Law 608: Question 2: Bond Issue	Passed
June 13, 2017	Maine	HP722: An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Stimulate Investment in Innovation by Maine Businesses To Produce Nationally and Globally Competitive Products and Services	Passed

Constitution

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2009	Maine	Question 7: Constitutional Amendment: Direct Initiative and People's Veto Referendum Petitions	Failed
Nov. 8, 2011	Maine	Question 4: Constitutional Amendment - Relating Changes in Redistricting	Passed
Nov. 7, 2023	Maine	Legislatively Referred Constitutional Amendment: Question 6, Maine Require All Provisions of Constitution Be Included in Official Printing Amendment	Passed

Elections

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2009	Maine	Question 7: Constitutional Amendment: Direct Initiative and People's Veto Referendum Petitions	Failed
Nov. 8, 2011	Maine	Question 4: Constitutional Amendment - Relating Changes in Redistricting	Passed
Nov. 8, 2011	Maine	Question 1: People's Veto - Relating to Voter Registration	Passed
Nov. 3, 2015	Maine	: Question 1: Citizen's Initiative	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Maine	Question 5: An Act To Establish Ranked-choice Voting	Passed
June 12, 2018	Maine	measure: Question 1	Passed
Nov. 5, 2019	Maine	Question 2: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Concerning Alternative Signatures Made by Persons with Disabilities	Passed
Nov. 7, 2023	Maine	Indirect Initiated State Statute: Question 2, Maine Prohibit Foreign Spending in Elections Initiative	Passed
Nov. 7, 2023	Maine	Legislatively Referred Constitutional Amendment: Question 7, Maine Remove Residency Requirement for Initiative Petition Circulators Amendment	Failed
Nov. 7, 2023	Maine	Legislatively Referred Constitutional Amendment: Question 8, Maine Allow Individuals Under Guardianship for Reasons of Mental Illness to Vote in Elections Amendment	Failed
Nov. 4, 2025	Maine	Question 1: Make changes to election law, to include requiring a voter to present photo identification to vote	Failed

Judicial Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 7, 2023	Maine	Legislatively Referred Constitutional Amendment: Question 5, Maine Change Time Period of Judicial Review of Initiative Petitions Amendment	Passed

Legislative Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 1, 2007	Maine	Question 5 - Referendum: Term Limits	Failed
Nov. 8, 2011	Maine	Question 4: Constitutional Amendment - Relating Changes in Redistricting	Passed
Nov. 5, 2019	Maine	Question 2: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Concerning Alternative Signatures Made by Persons with Disabilities	Passed