Cape voters reject library bond, re-elect Monaghan-Derrig to State House, favor King for U.S. Senate

Municipal Election Results | Federal, State Election Results (Cape Elizabeth only)

Cape Elizabeth voters rejected a bond of up to $6 million for construction of a new Thomas Memorial Library on Nov. 6, 2012. The vote was 2,696 for and 3,566 against.

In a related question, voters also overwhelmingly approved a charter change that would require large single capital expenditures to be approved by citizen vote. The charter change was approved 4,157 to 1,372.

In the remainder of the municipal election, voters re-elected School Board incumbents John Christie, David Hillman and Mary K. Williams-Hewitt. Town Council incumbents Jim Walsh and Jessica Sullivan also won re-election, as did unopposed challenger Jamie Wagner.

On the federal and state ballots, Cape Elizabeth voters favored former Gov. Angus King for U.S. Senate, and voiced a clear preference for President Barack Obama's re-election. Cape Elizabeth voters also overwhelmingly favored the state referendum question for same-sex marriage.

The only state ballot question resolved by Cape Elizabeth voters was their choice for State Representative from District 121 - Kim Monaghan-Derrig was re-elected by a vote of 3,033 to 2,329 over Republican Challenger Nancy Thompson.

In the race for state Senate District 7, which includes Cape Elizabeth, South Portland and Scarborough, Cape voters favored Cape resident Rebecca Millett over South Portland's Mike Wallace. Cape voters also favored Cape Independent Roger Bishop over South Portland candidates Scott Hamann and Kenneth Myrick in the race for State House representative from District 123, which includes South Portland and part of Cape Elizabeth.

Results are unofficial as of Nov. 6.

Town Clerk Debra Lane estimated an approximate voter turnout of 80 percent. More than 2,700 ballots were cast as absentee, and an additional 3,600 voters were served at the polls on Election Day, she said. There were also 277 new registrations.

Cape Elizabeth Results

Federal and State Ballots - Cape Elizabeth Results Only

United States President & Vice President

  • Johnson, Gary E. and Gray, James P. - (Libertarian) .............. 39
  • Obama, Barack and Biden, Joe - (Democrat) ................ 4018
  • Romney, Mitt and Ryan, Paul - (Republican) .............. 2261
  • Stein, Jill and Honkala, Cheri - (Green Independent) ............ 42

United States Senate

  • Dalton, Danny Francis, Brunswick - (Non-Party) ............. 9
  • Dill, Cynthia Ann, Cape Elizabeth - (Democrat) .............. 1006
  • Dodge, Andrew Ian, Harpswell - (Independent for Liberty) .... 14
  • King, Angus, Brunswick - (Independent for Maine) ................ 3717
  • Summers, Charles E., Jr., Scarborough - (Republican) ............ 1539
  • Woods, Stephen M., Yarmouth - (Independent) ............ 29

United States House of Representatives, District 1

  • Courtney, Jonathan T. E., Sanford - (Republican) ............ 1995
  • Pingree, Chellie, North Haven - (Democrat) .............. 4228

Maine Senate, District 7

  • Millett, Rebecca J., Cape Elizabeth - (Democrat) ............ 4109
  • Wallace, Michael Darren, South Portland - (Republican) ...... 1937

Maine House of Representatives, District 121

  • Monaghan-Derrig, Kimberly J., Cape Elizabeth - (Democrat) ............ 3022
  • Thompson, Nancy E., Cape Elizabeth - (Republican) ........................... 2330

Maine House of Representatives, District 123

  • Bishop, Roger A., Cape Elizabeth - (Undeclared (Independent)) ............ 344
  • Hamann, Scott M., South Portland - (Democrat) ............ 285
  • Myrick, Kenneth Earl, South Portland - (Republican) ............ 183

Cumberland County Register of Probate

  • O'Brien, John B., Portland - (Democrat)
    ............ 4789

Cumberland County Commissioner District 4

  • Coward, Thomas S., South Portland - (Democrat)
    ............ 4730
The following referenda questions will appear on the ballot, in this order: 

Question 1:  Citizen Initiative

Do you want to allow the State of Maine to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples?
 

YES ............ 4557
NO ............. 1727


Question 2:   Bond Issue

Do you favor an $11,300,000 bond issue to provide funds for capital to build a diagnostic facility for the University of Maine System; for capital improvements and equipment, including machine tool technology, for the Maine Community College System; and for capital improvements and equipment at the Maine Maritime Academy?

YES ............ 3846
NO ............. 2251


Question 3:  Bond Issue

Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue to purchase land and conservation easements statewide from willing sellers for public land and water access, conservation, wildlife or fish habitat and outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing and deer wintering areas, and to preserve working farmland and working waterfronts to be matched by at least $5,000,000 in private and public contributions?
 

YES ............ 4376
NO ............. 1759


Question 4:  Bond Issue

Do you favor a $51,500,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, local roads, airports and port facilities, as well as for funds for rail access, transit buses and the LifeFlight Foundation, which will make the State eligible for at least $105,600,000 in federal and other matching funds?

YES ............ 4858
NO ............. 1268
 

Question 5:  Bond Issue

Do you favor a $7,925,000 bond issue to be expended over 2 years for revolving loan funds for drinking water systems and for wastewater treatment facilities, which will make the State eligible to secure $39,625,000 in federal grants?
 

YES ............ 4676
NO ............. 1433


MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS
November 6, 2012

    

TOWN COUNCIL
For three year term until December 14, 2015
Vote for up to THREE (3)

SULLIVAN, JESSICA L. ........................4,061

WAGNER, JAMES R. ............................. 3,814

WALSH, JAMES T. ................................ 3,842

SCHOOL BOARD
For three year term until December 14, 2015
Vote for up to THREE (3)

CHRISTIE, III JOHN C. ......................... 2,629
 

GOULDING, MICHAEL G. ...................... 1,477
 

GROSS, III WILLIAM H. ....................... 1,753
 

HILLMAN, DAVID C. .............................. 2,245
 

WILLIAMS-HEWITT, MARY K. .............. 3,236

Citizen Vote on Proposed Library Project
Shall the Town of Cape Elizabeth borrow up to $6.0 million to fund a new Thomas Memorial Library and accept private donations to assist with the project?
YES  ...... 2,696
NO ........ 3,566

Proposed Charter Amendment
Shall the proposed charter amendment to the Council-Manager Charter of the Town of Cape Elizabeth, a copy of which is printed herein, be adopted?
YES........... 4,157
NO ........... 1,372

ARTICLE VIII

Initiative and Referendum

 

Sec. 1. Petition for overrule of ordinance.  action of council. All ordinances, except emergency ordinances passed pursuant to Article II, Section 12, or any vote for a single capital expenditure or a single capital improvement, the total cost of which exceeds 0.05 percent of the last state valuation, shall be subject to overrule by a referendum. as hereinafter provided; except the following shall not be subject to referendum:

 

1. If, within 20 days after the enactment of any such ordinances or passage of any such vote, a petition signed by not less than 10% of the registered voters of the Town of Cape Elizabeth is filed with the town clerk requesting its reference to a referendum, the council shall call a public hearing to be held within 30 days from the date of the filing of such petition with the town clerk and shall, within 14 days after said public hearing, designate a time and place for the purpose of submitting to a referendum vote the question of adopting such ordinance. or approving such vote. Pending action by referendum, the referred ordinance or vote shall be suspended from going into operation until it has received an affirmative vote of the majority of the voters voting on said question.

 

1. The annual budget; provided, however, if a single capital expenditure or a single capital improvement, the total cost of which exceeds 0.05 percent of the last state valuation, is included in the annual budget, then that part of the annual budget shall be subject to referendum;

 

 

Sec. 2. Referendum for approval of certain capital expenditures.  Any vote by the council for a single capital expenditure of town funds or a single capital improvement not arising from a fire or other casualty loss, nor arising from a federal or state mandate, the total cost of which exceeds One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), whether as a separate vote or included in the approved annual budget, shall be submitted to a referendum vote at a time designated by the council.  Pending action by referendum, the referred vote, or budget item, shall be suspended from going into operation until it has received an affirmative vote of the majority of voters voting on said question.  This section shall not apply to the refinancing of previously authorized debt.

 

(The sections which follow will be renumbered as needed.)

 

Explanation

The intent of this proposal is to require most single capital expenditures exceeding $1.0 million in value to be approved by the voters.   The current provision is that a binding citizen vote occurs only after the town clerk receives a petition signed by 10% of the registered voters asking for a council approved capital expenditure valued at more than 0.05% of the state valuation to be overridden.  Currently, approximately 750 signatures of voters are needed to attempt to override an expenditure exceeding $855,375 in value. 

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