State Ballot Info for June 8th

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Glen Stadig

Here is information on the Maine State Ballot for this June 8th, 2010. If you scroll down the page you will the ballot  items and wording to vote on and at the bottom you can view official Citizen’s Guides that explain each of the items. http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming.html

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11 Responses to State Ballot Info for June 8th

  1. striveforchange says:
    June 8, 2010 at 11:32 am

    I hope and pray that change is made today.

    Let’s all have our voices heard. VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. chris gilpatrick says:
    June 8, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    i recieved a couple calls and someone actually stopped by my house this morning to tell my wife they had just voted and the ballot machine was broke so they were told to throw their ballots in a box!!!!!!!!! is this true ? i hope this is not the case.

  3. Me says:
    June 8, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    Yes it is true

  4. Me says:
    June 8, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    An unlocked box

  5. Me says:
    June 8, 2010 at 6:37 pm

    Kind of poses a moral dilemma? If you feel this is not fair and the election is not legit. Do you object now or wait to see if the vote goes your way?

  6. Me says:
    June 8, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    Title 21-A: ELECTIONS
    Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
    Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE
    Article 1: SECRETARY OF STATE’S RESPONSIBILITIES
    §607. Official ballot box

    An official ballot box is governed by the following provisions. [1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
    1. Furnished by Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall furnish an official ballot box for each voting district.
    [ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW) .]
    2. Described. The boxes must be of uniform design. Each box must be equipped with a suitable lock and key. In the top of the box there must be an opening large enough to allow a single, folded ballot to be inserted, and no larger, with a slide device by which the opening may be covered or uncovered. The box must be large enough to receive the ballots deposited in it at any election.
    [ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW) .]
    3. Municipality may provide. A municipality may provide ballot boxes at its own expense. Each box may contain a mechanical device for counting and endorsing the ballots deposited in it but it may not be equipped to record any distinguishing mark or number on a ballot. Each box must meet the requirements of this section. Once approved by the Secretary of State, each box becomes an official ballot box.
    [ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW) .]
    4. Official ballot box required. Only an official ballot box may be used to receive official ballots cast at any election.
    [ 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW) .]
    5. Separate ballot box for constitutional amendments and referenda. A municipality having 5,000 or more inhabitants, except where the municipality uses voting machines or electronic voting systems, shall, and a municipality with fewer inhabitants may, by vote of its municipal officers, use separate ballot boxes at elections for the deposit of votes on constitutional amendments and referenda. The municipal officers must notify the Secretary of State of this action before the date of the election at which the separate ballot boxes are to be used. These ballot boxes are subject to all the provisions relating to official ballot boxes under this section.
    [ 1997, c. 436, §81 (AMD) .]
    SECTION HISTORY
    1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). 1997, c. 436, §81 (AMD).

  7. striveforchange says:
    June 8, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    Chris,

    We were voting at around 2:00 P.M. this afternoon, and noticed that the gentleman manning the collection of the ballots had a pile of them ( the ballots ) he was trying to straighten out by hand, as if they had been bent by the ballot machine. It seemed as if the man ahead of us got his ballots into the machine WITHOUT any trouble, as did my husband and I.

    It still leaves the question, didn’t this problem get fixed until after 6 hours of voting had already gone on????

    I had brought up the question ( almost 2 months ago ), Who has the oversight,or more important, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE for the ballots when they leave OUR hands to be counted???

    It also seems that, because of this discrepancy, the fairness of the outcome of the election is going to be in question.

  8. chris gilpatrick says:
    June 8, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    i don’t know if glen is aware of this dilemma but if it is true what is his real chance of getting elected honestly? or how will this effect the rest of the ballot items??

  9. Pat says:
    June 8, 2010 at 7:24 pm

    I voted around 10:30 and the machine took my forms just fine. But, when I walked up, the man attending the machine was standing there feeding forms into the machine. He stepped aside and let me put my forms in, then continued to feed his stack. Absentee ballots perhaps?

  10. Me says:
    June 8, 2010 at 7:28 pm

    It broke about 7:30 A.M. I could get the exact time if needed

  11. chris gilpatrick says:
    June 8, 2010 at 7:58 pm

    absetee ballots are counted after the polls have closed.

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