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Two referendum questions are being voted on across Maine. One has to do with changing election laws, including establishing voter ID, while the other is about creating a red flag law.

Establish a process for people to request “extreme risk protection orders” against individuals who are believed to be dangerous. These orders would prohibit those individuals from possessing firearms or other weapons.

On Tuesday, Maine voters rejected Question 1, a Republican-backed measure primarily about voter ID, that, if approved, would have restricted absentee voting and ballot access and disenfranchised eligible voters.

Voters in Maine have rejected a sweeping proposal centered on voter ID. The initiative would implement a photo ID requirement for voters, limit the use of drop boxes for returning completed ballots and make changes to the state’s absentee voting system.

Maine voters have rejected a statewide referendum question that aimed to change absentee voting and the voter ID process.

Maine voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would significantly change how the state administers its elections.

Maine voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot question requiring voter ID for elections but approved a red flag law allowing police to seize weapons from people

The proposal making it easier to take weapons from a person in crisis was put on the ballot after legislative efforts came up short in the wake of the 2023 Lewiston mass shooting.

Require photo IDs for in-person voting and tighten rules on absentee voting and ballot drop box use, among other changes. Source: Election results are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre,

Maine's elections chief, a former civil liberties advocate who sparred with President-elect Donald Trump over ballot access, is acting like a play-by-play sports announcer as she describes the state's process of determining a congressional winner through ranked choice voting.