Well here we have another "off year" election cycle..
Referendum proponents like these years because only their supporters will go vote whilst everyone else works, hunts or sit on their ass collecting welfare. ie: no major issues...
One member on the legislature, Gina M. Mason, (R), passed away opening up a slot in District 56, Lisbon, and Scott N. Gaiason, (D) and her widower, Richard G. Mason, (R) are vying for the seat.
...keep it red Lisbon!!!
Referendum issues...
(Copied from me.gov site)
.
Question 1: Citizen InitiativeTITLE: An Act To Allow Slot Machines or a Casino in York County. -
Legislation
Do you want to allow a certain company to operate table games and/or slot machines in York County, subject to state and local
approval, with part of the profits going to the specific programs
described in the initiative?
Question 2: Citizen InitiativeTITLE: An Act To Enhance Access to Affordable Health Care. -
Legislation
Do you want Maine to expand Medicaid to provide healthcare coverage for qualified adults under age 65 with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, which in 2017 means $16,643 for a single person and $22,412 for a family of two?
Question 3: Bond Issue TITLE: An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Improve Highways, Bridges and Multimodal Facilities and Upgrade Municipal Culverts -
Legislation
Do you favor a $105,000,000 bond issue for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges
and for facilities or equipment related to ports, harbors, marine
transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails, to be used to match an estimated
$137,000,000 in federal and other funds, and for the upgrade of
municipal culverts at stream crossings?
Question 4: Constitutional AmendmentTITLE: Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Reduce Volatility in State Pension Funding Requirements Caused by the Financial Markets -
Legislation
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to reduce volatility in state pension funding requirements caused by the financial markets by increasing the length of time over which experience losses are amortized from 10 years to 20 years, in line with pension industry standards?
My general thought is to vote the whole works down but Portland and the populated lib cities will prolly pass the whole she-bang
What's your thoughts fellow mainiacs???
Either way... go vote.
edit... formatting all fubar from copy / paste