Department of the Secretary of State Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions Division of Elections 101 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0101 Phone 207-287-4186 Fax 207-287-6545 November 7, 2000 Referendum Election Ballot Questions Maine law requires that questions be organized on the ballot by category as follows: people's veto questions are first, then citizen initiatives, followed by bond questions, then constitutional amendments and finally referendum questions. There are no people's vetoes or bond questions scheduled to appear on the November 7, 2000 ballot. The questions will appear on the November 7, 2000 ballot in the following order: CITIZEN INITIATIVES Question 1 Should a terminally ill adult who is of sound mind be allowed to ask for and receive a doctor's help to die? Question 2 Do you favor requiring landowners to obtain a permit for all clear-cuts and defining cutting levels for lands subject to the tree growth tax law? Question 3 Do you want to allow video lottery machines at certain horse racing tracks if 40% of the profits are used for property tax relief? CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Question 4 Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to allow the Legislature to provide for the assessment of land used for commercial fishing activities based on the current use of that property? Question 5 Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to end discrimination against persons under guardianship for mental illness for the purpose of voting? REFERENDUM Question 6 (PL 629) Do you favor ratifying the action of the 119th Legislature whereby it passed an act extending to all citizens regardless of their sexual orientation the same basic rights to protection against discrimination now guaranteed to citizens on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodation and credit and where the act expressly states that nothing in the act confers legislative approval of, or special rights to, any person or group of persons? Return to the November 2000 Tabulations List Return to the Upcoming Elections Page Return to Division of Elections Page Return to the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions Home Page Return to the Department of the Secretary of State Home Page