Cape Elizabeth Election Results

Unofficial voting results for Cape Elizabeth as of November 7, 2023:  

Approximately 50% of Cape Elizabeth registered voters cast ballots;  of these, 1736 were cast by absentee ballot.

Cape Elizabeth residents voted in favor of the Cape Elizabeth Residential Pesticide Use Ordinance with a vote of 2,291 to 1,493.  

Cape voters elected Stephanie Anderson and Timothy Thompson for Town Council; Voters selected incumbents Cynthia Voltz and Jennifer McVeigh for the School Board.  In both the Town Council and School Board cast ballots, "Blanks" had significant impact on results.



CAPE ELIZABETH MUNICIPAL & REFERENDUM ELECTION RESULTS


QUESTION 1:  Shall an ordinance entitled "Cape Elizabeth Residential Pesticide Use Ordinance," which is summarized below, be enacted?
This Ordinance pertains to pesticide use on residential property.  The Ordinance prohibits the use of certain pesticides on residential property in the Town of Cape Elizabeth.  The Ordinance also lists those pest management activities and materials that are permitted for use on residential properties.  The prohibition on the use of pesticides does not apply to commercial agriculture, non-residential property, interior applications, government property, utility rights-of-way, pet supplies, insect repellants for bodily application, rodent control, swimming pool supplies, exterior paints and stains, disinfectants and germicides, or pesticides used to target invasive insect infestations.

YES              2291
NO               1493
BLANKS       612


TOWN COUNCIL
For a three-year term until December 14, 2026
Vote for up to TWO (2)

SCHOOL BOARD
For a three-year term until December 14, 2026
Vote for up to TWO (2)


ANDERSON, Stephanie P.

2299


HEWS, Charity L.

1415


GRYMEK, Matthew A.

1807


HURDER, Arienne D.

1676


SWAYZE, Andrew B.

1777


McVEIGH, Jennifer

2278


THOMPSON, Timothy L.

1982


VOLTZ, Cynthia R.

2080

BLANKS

927


BLANKS

1343



CAPE ELIZABETH RESULTS FOR STATE REFERENDUM ELECTION

QUESTION 1:  CITIZEN INITIATIVE
Do you want to bar some quasi-governmental entities and all consumer-owned electric utilities from taking on more than $1 billion in debt unless they get statewide voter approval?
A "Yes" vote is to enact the initiated legislation.
A "No" vote opposes the initiated legislation.
YES              2620
NO                1550
BLANKS        226

QUESITON 2:   CITIZEN INITIATIVE
Do you want to ban foreign governments and entities that they own, control, or influence from making campaign contributions or financing communications for or against candidates or ballot questions?
A "Yes" vote is to enact the initiated legislation.
A "No" vote opposes the initiated legislation.
YES              3709
NO                 609
BLANKS         78

QUESTION 3:  CITIZEN INITIATIVE
Do you want to create a new power company governed by an elected board to acquire and operate existing for-profit electricity transmission and distribution facilities in Maine?
A "Yes" vote is to enact the initiated legislation.
A "No" vote opposes the initiated legislation.
YES              1392
NO                2930
BLANKS          74

QUESTION 4:  CITIZEN INITIATIVE
Do you want to require vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board diagnostic systems and provide remote access to those systems and mechanical data to owners and independent repair facilities?
A "Yes" vote is to enact the initiated legislation.
A "No" vote opposes the initiated legislation.
YES              3664
NO                  628
BLANKS        104

QUESTION 5:  CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to change the time period for judicial review of the validity or written petitions from within 100 days from the date of filing to within 100 business days from the date of filing of a written petition in the office of the Secretary of State, with an exception for petitions filed within 30 calendar days before or after a general election?
A "Yes" vote is to amend the Maine Constitution to allow more time for review of citizens' initiative and people's veto petitions.
A "No" vote opposes this change to the Maine Constitution.
YES              2717
NO                1412
BLANKS        267

QUESTION 6:  CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that all of the provisions of the Constitution be included in the official printed copies of the Constitution prepared by the Secretary of State?
A "Yes" vote is to amend the Maine Constitution to allow more time for review of citizens' initiative and people's veto petitions.
A "No" vote opposes this change to the Maine Constitution.
YES              3218
NO                  964
BLANKS        214

QUESTION 7:  CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to remove a provision requiring a circulator of citizen's initiative or people's veto petition to be a resident of Maine and a registered voter in Maine, requirements that have been ruled unconstitutional in federal court?
A "Yes" vote is to remove the residency and registration requirements for petition circulators from the Maine Constitution.
A "No" vote opposes this change to the Maine Constitution.
YES              1609
NO                2542
BLANKS        245

QUESTION 8:  CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to remove a provision prohibiting a person under guardianship for reasons of mental illness from voting for Governor, Senators and Representatives, which the United States District Court for the District of Maine found violates the United States Constitutions and federal law?
A "Yes" vote is to remove the provision making people under guardianship for reasons of mental illness ineligible to vote.
A "No" vote opposes change to the Maine Constitution.
YES              2323
NO                1874
BLANKS        199

 

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