Voters pass ban on foreign spending on referendum campaigns

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 7, 2023

Maine voters have passed a referendum to ban foreign governments and affiliated organizations from spending money on state and local referendum campaigns. Ballots were still being counted at 9:30 p.m. when the race was called by The Associated Press. With 224 of the state’s 571 precincts reporting, 86% of those voters supported the proposal with 119,312 in favor and 18,955 opposed, as of 10 p.m.