Published on July 09, 2020
Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at Cape Elizabeth High School for the state primary and referendum election, and Cape Elizabeth school budget validation.
State Primary, Referendum and local School Budget Validation
7 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Cape Elizabeth High School
Requests for absentee ballots may be made in writing up to and including Election Day. Online and telephone requests not available after 5 p.m. Thursday, July 9.
Questions?
Town Clerk Debra Lane, 207-799-7665.
Voters enrolled in the Democratic and Republican parties will be selecting primary candidates for U.S. senator and representative to Congress, and for state Legislature. Democrats will choose a candidate for register of probate, and will rank choices in three-way races for state senator and U.S. senator.
All voters – whether enrolled in a political party or not – are eligible to vote on a state bond-issue referendum; and, to validate the $28.5 million school budget approved by the Town Council for fiscal 2021. [news article]
The election was originally scheduled for June 9, but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Governor's Executive Order]
Any questions should be directed to Town Clerk Debra Lane, 207-799-7665.
For more information about voting absentee, please see our Elections & Voting services section
Sample Ballots
[Download Sample Ballots: District 30 and District 32 Democratic Primary | District 30 and District 32 Republican Primary | State Special Referendum | School Budget Validation]
School Budget Validation Referendum
Do you favor approving the Town of Cape Elizabeth school budget for the upcoming school year that was adopted at the latest school budget meeting of the Town Council?
YES
NO
The following is a non-binding expression of opinion for the consideration of the School Board and Town Council.
I find the school budget adopted at the June 15, 2020 Town Council’s school budget meeting to be:
TOO HIGH
ACCEPTABLE
TOO LOW
Ballot Question on July 14, 2020 Referendum Ballot
Treasurer's Statement - PDF
Question 1: Bond Issue
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Infrastructure To Improve Transportation and Internet Connections
"Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue to invest in high-speed internet infrastructure for unserved and underserved areas, to be used to match up to $30,000,000 in federal, private, local or other funds?"
Question 2: Bond Issue
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Infrastructure To Improve Transportation and Internet Connections
"Do you favor a $105,000,000 bond issue for improvement of highways and bridges statewide and for multimodal facilities or equipment related to transit, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, ports, harbors, marine transportation and active transportation projects, to be used to match an estimated $275,000,000 in federal and other funds?"
Democratic Primary
United States Senator (Rank)
- Gideon, Sara I
Freeport - Kidman, Bre
Saco - Sweet, Elizabeth A.
Hallowell - Write-in
Representative to Congress
District 1
- Pingree, Chellie
North Haven - Write-in
State Senator
District 29 (Rank)
- Carney, Anne M.
Cape Elizabeth - Greene, Sari S.
South Portland - Rose, Eben Christopher
South Portland - Write-in
Representative to the Legislature
(District 30 only - Vote for 1)
- Millett, Rebecca J.
Cape Elizabeth - Monaghan, Kimberly J.
Cape Elizabeth - Write-in
Representative to the Legislature
(District 32 only)
- Kessler, Christopher J.
South Portland - Write-in
Register of Deeds
Cumberland County
- Daniels, Nadeen M.
Portland - Write-in
Republican Primary
United States Senator
- Collins, Susan Margaret
Bangor - Write-in
Representative to Congress
District 1
- Allen, Jay T.
Bristol - Write-in
State Senator
District 29
- Anderson, Stephanie
Cape Elizabeth - Write-in
Representative to the Legislature
(District 30 only)
- Thompson, Timothy Lee
Cape Elizabeth - Write-in
Representative to the Legislature
(District 32 only)
- Walter, Tammy B.
Cape Elizabeth - Write-in