Order of Maine Referendum Questions on November Ballot Determined by Lottery

Order of referendum questions finalized for Maine ballot

We now know the order of the questions that will appear on the November ballot.

Order of Maine referendum questions on November ballot determined by lottery

We now know the order in which the two questions, one regarding voter ID and the other about a "red flag" law, will appear on the statewide ballot this fall.

Here are the big questions that will appear on Maine’s November ballot

A voter deposits a ballot in a drop box at Portland's City Hall. (Photo by Jim Neuger/Maine Morning Star)When ticking through the statewide ballot in November, Maine voters will first see a question about changing election procedures before being asked about implementing a red flag law. This order was determined Thursday when Secretary of State Shenna Bellows held a public lottery to determine the order of the two citizen-initiated referendum qu…

The order of Maine’s 2025 November ballot questions has been set

The order of referendums on the November 2025 statewide ballot has been announced. The ballot question order was determined through a public lottery held by the Maine Secretary of State’s office on Thursday. Under Maine law, questions must be arranged in the following order: carry-over measures from a previous election, people’s veto questions, initiated measures, bond issues, constitutional amendments and other legislatively proposed referendum…

What Maine voters need to know about upcoming referendum questions

The Secretary of State's Office announced Thursday that Question 1 on the November ballot will be the proposed changes to voting laws and Question 2 asks voters to approve or reject a proposed red flag law.

Election 2025: Lottery determines order of questions on Maine ballot

Maine election officials hold the lottery to determine the order of referendum questions as they will appear on the ballot for the Nov. 4 General Election.