State Ballot Privacy Page If you need help working with this ballot using a screen reader, please email Maria Delgado at [email protected]. Please keep in mind that this document uses Heading level 1 for the header at the top of each page and Heading level 2 for the name of each race. The rest of each race is a series of checkboxes for the available choices. For a write-in candidate, there is an edit box in front of the checkbox for you to type the write-in name. If you want to vote for a write-in candidate, please make sure to type the name in the edit box and check the corresponding checkbox. If you are using JAWS or NVDA, the easiest way to work through the ballot is to use TAB to navigate to different choices in order. You will hear all the information you need when coming to a new race. If you are at the YES or NO choice of a ballot question and want to listen to the full text of the question, please hit Shift+H to listen to the question text in the heading above. JAWS users need to make sure that the Auto Forms Mode is set to Manual. If you are using VoiceOver, it's best to use Control+Option+Left Arrow and Control+Option+Right Arrow to move around within a page, Fn+Up or Fn+Down to change to another page, and Control+Option+Space to toggle a checkbox or to begin typing a write-in name. At the end of the ballot is the Voter Affirmation Page. The information on this page is presented in a series of Heading Level 2. After the last heading, you will come to an edit box to sign your ballot by entering your password. After entering your password, move to the next item, which is the button LOCK & SIGN. If you press the button with your password correctly entered, your ballot is now signed; the password edit field will display your name and the entire document will be locked to prevent further changes. Save the document to your computer and email it to [email protected]. Please note your ballot must be signed to be valid.
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State Ballot Privacy Page
If you need help working with this ballot using a screen reader, please email Maria Delgado at [email protected].
Please keep in mind that this document uses Heading level 1 for the header at the top of each page and Heading level 2 for the name of each race. The rest of each race is a series of checkboxes for the available choices. For a write-in candidate, there is an edit box in front of the checkbox for you to type the write-in name. If you want to vote for a write-in candidate, please make sure to type the name in the edit box and check the corresponding checkbox.
If you are using JAWS or NVDA, the easiest way to work through the ballot is to use TAB to navigate to different choices in order. You will hear all the information you need when coming to a new race. If you are at the YES or NO choice of a ballot question and want to listen to the full text of the question, please hit Shift+H to listen to the question text in the heading above. JAWS users need to make sure that the Auto Forms Mode is set to Manual.
If you are using VoiceOver, it's best to use Control+Option+Left Arrow and Control+Option+Right Arrow to move around within a page, Fn+Up or Fn+Down to change to another page, and Control+Option+Space to toggle a checkbox or to begin typing a write-in name.
At the end of the ballot is the Voter Affirmation Page. The information on this page is presented in a series of Heading Level 2. After the last heading, you will come to an edit box to sign your ballot by entering your password. After entering your password, move to the next item, which is the button LOCK & SIGN. If you press the button with your password correctly entered, your ballot is now signed; the password edit field will display your name and the entire document will be locked to prevent further changes. Save the document to your computer and email it to [email protected].
Please note your ballot must be signed to be valid.
SS District 8 SR District 137 Penobscot District 3
State of Maine Official Ballot Democratic Primary Election, July 14, 2020
Instructions to VotersTo vote, fill in the oval like thisTo rank your candidate choices, fill in the oval: • In the 1st column for your 1st choice candidate. • In the 2nd column for your 2nd choice candidate, and so on.Continue until you have ranked as many or as few candidates as you like.Fill in no more than one oval for each candidate or column.To rank a Write-in candidate, write the person’s name in the write-in space and fill the oval for the rankingof your choice.
Race 1 of 12
United States Senator Vote For One
1stChoice
2ndChoice
3rdChoice
4thChoice
Gideon, Sara I.FreeportKidman, BreSacoSweet, Elizabeth A.HallowellWrite-in:
PEN 260111 (D)
SS District 8 SR District 137 Penobscot District 3
State of Maine Official Ballot Democratic Primary Election, July 14, 2020
for Bradley
Instructions to VotersTo vote for the candidate of your choice, fill in the oval to the right, like this:To vote for a Write-in candidate, fill in the oval to the right of the Write-in space and write in theperson's name.To have your vote count, do not erase or cross out your choice.
Race 2 of 12
Representative to Congress District 2 Vote For OneGolden, Jared F.LewistonWrite-in:
Race 3 of 12
State Senator District 8 Vote For OneScee, Trudy IreneBrewerUhlenhake, Beverly B.BrewerWrite-in:
Race 4 of 12
Representative to the Legislature District 137 Vote For OneCoolidge, Maxwell G.FranklinWrite-in:
Race 5 of 12
Register of Probate Penobscot County Vote For OneStupak, Renee M.BangorWrite-in:
PEN 260111 (D)
State of Maine Official Ballot Special Referendum Election, July 14, 2020
and Penobscot County Referendum
Race 6 of 12 This is a ballot question.
Question 1: Bond Issue Race 6 of 12 This is a ballot question. Question 1: Bond Issue
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?
Total estimated life time cost is $19,125,000 representing $15,000,000 in principal and $4,125,000 in interest (assuming interest at 5% over 10 years).
A “Yes” vote approves the issuance of up to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) in general obligation bonds to finance high-speed internet infrastructure.
A “No” vote opposes the bond issue in its entirety.
Yes
No
Race 7 of 12 This is a ballot question.
Question 2: Bond Issue Race 7 of 12 This is a ballot question. Question 2: Bond Issue
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?
Total estimated life time cost is $133,875,000 representing $105,000,000 in principal and $28,875,000 in interest (assuming interest at 5% over 10 years).
A “Yes” vote approves the issuance of up to one hundred and five million dollars ($105,000,000) in general obligation bonds to finance transportation-related activities.
A “No” vote opposes the bond issue in its entirety.
Yes
No
Race 8 of 12 This is a ballot question.
Bond Issue: Penobscot County
Race 8 of 12 This is a ballot question. Bond Issue: Penobscot County
Do you favor a $6,000,000 bond issue to upgrade the Penobscot Regional Communications Center’s public safety communications system and local subsystems in order to fund an upgraded communications infrastructure for emergency medical services, fire and rescue services, and law enforcement throughout the region?
Total estimated life time cost is $6,988,636.28 representing $6,000,000.00 in principal and $988,636.28 in interest (assuming interest at 2.65% over 10 years).
A “Yes” vote approves the issuance of up to $6,000,000 in general obligation bonds of the County to finance an upgraded communications system.
A “No” vote opposes the bond issue in its entirety.
Yes
No
PEN
Local Ballot Privacy Page
City of Lewiston Official Ballot Regular Municipal Election
July 14, 2020
Race 9 of 12
Mayor Vote For OneChin, Benjamin W.16 Kensington TerraceJensen, Luke D.18 Hillmount DriveMacdonald, Robert E.6 Jolin StreetMorgan, Stephen J.260 South AvenueSoule, Charles A.135 Bartlett StreetWrite-in:
Race 10 of 12
School Committee At Large Vote For OneButler, John T., Jr.20 Ware StreetParks, Megan D.120 Montello StreetWrite-in:
Race 11 of 12
City Council, Ward 7 Vote For OneKittridge, Kristine Elise277 Lisbon StreetLachance, Michael R.183 Rosedale StreetWrite-in:
Race 12 of 12
School Committee, Ward 7 Vote For OneHutchinson, Tina L.200 Rosedale StreetShannon, Thomas P.53 Androscoggin AvenueWrite-in:
PEN 260111 (D)
Maine Accessible Absentee Ballot Affirmation Warning: Knowingly providing falsified information on this affidavit is illegal under State and federal law and could result in criminal sanctions.
I am a U.S. citizen residing inside the United States who is blind or otherwise disabled.
My name and Maine voting residence (city or town):
Voter’s name: Mary Smith
City or Town: Lewiston
Affirmation – I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that: 1. I am blind or otherwise disabled, and my disability prevents or substantially limits me from being
able to privately and independently complete a paper absentee ballot. I require use of an accessible electronic absentee ballot in order to vote privately and independently without visiting a clerk’s office or voting place and using a ballot marking device; and
2. I am a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age (or will be by the day of the election), eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction; and
3. I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any other jurisdiction in the U.S.; and 4. I am completing and returning only one authorized absentee ballot; and 5. I have not made additional copies of the absentee ballot or provided them to other voters; and 6. My signature and date below indicate when I completed this document; and 7. The information on this form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand
that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this document may constitute grounds for conviction of perjury; and
8. I understand that, with any absentee ballot, my name and signature will be permanently separated from my voted ballot to maintain its secrecy at the outset of the tabulation process and thereafter.
If you are marking the ballot on your computer with Adobe Reader, please enter your password in the 'Signed by' field below, click the 'LOCK & SIGN' button, save the document to your computer, then email it as an attachment to [email protected].
