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Rockland, Maine - Make your voice heard this 2017 Election by getting out an voting, no line, no waiting.

On the State side, below is what we are voting on along with local questions.

Question 1: Citizen Initiative

TITLE: 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 Initiative

TITLE: 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 Amendment

TITLE: 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?

Governor Issues Congratulatory Statement to President-Elect Donald J. Trump

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today issued the following congratulatory statement to President-Elect Donald J. Trump:

“I congratulate Donald Trump on his historic, hard-fought and well-deserved win. I look forward to his ability to unite our country, put us back on the path to prosperity and restore our strength in the world. This election was a triumph for the American people, who rose up to defeat the forces of corruption, the political establishment and the elitist, out-of-touch media. We can now get to work to improve our economy, honor our Constitution, complete our Supreme Court and bring fiscal responsibility to our government.”

Statement by the White House Press Secretary

Washington D.C - The President will make a statement on Wednesday at the White House to discuss the election results and what steps we can take as a country to come together after this hard-fought election season.

The President invited the President-elect to meet with him at the White House on Thursday, November 10th, to update him on the transition planning his team has been working on for nearly a year. Ensuring a smooth transition of power is one of the top priorities the President identified at the beginning of the year and a meeting with the President-elect is the next step.

Beebe-Center wins House District 93 Election

Rockland/Owls Head, Maine - Voters in Rockland and Owls Head have elected Anne H. Beebe-Center as the state representative for House District 93, announced Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, Tuesday.

Beebe-Center, the Democratic candidate, won the four-way contest with 915 votes. Republican James M. Kalloch had 770 votes, followed by Green Independent Ronald Calvin Huber with 34 and Libertarian Shawn S. Levasseur with 11.

A total of 1,732 ballots were cast. All of the candidates are residents of Rockland.

Today's special election was necessitated by the resignation of Elizabeth E. Dickerson of Rockland, who had won the House seat in the November election. Dickerson submitted her resignation to the State on January 20.

Results from Rockland:

Beebe-Center, Anne H.                                      726

Huber, Ronald C.                                                 26

Kalloch, James M.                                              518

Levasseur, Shawn                                                  8

Blanks                                                                     0

Total Voters                                                     1,278