York County Referendum: Abolish the Elected County Treasurer
York County, Maine
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 58 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 216,731 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,387,817 ÷ 216,731) ÷ ln(50,000) = 58.58, measured against a statewide vote in ME (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Government Efficiency
York County voters decide whether to stop electing the county treasurer and instead have the five county commissioners appoint one. The county has employed a finance director and finance staff since 2007, which has left the elected treasurer's duties largely ceremonial. State law requires an appointed county treasurer to be qualified in business administration and finance, while an elected treasurer need only be a county resident. If approved, the elected position ends after the current elected treasurer's term expires rather than immediately.
A YES vote means
The elected York County treasurer position is abolished once the current elected treasurer's term runs out, and the county commissioners appoint the treasurer from then on. The appointed treasurer must be qualified in business administration and finance and serves at the commissioners' discretion. County voters no longer pick the treasurer.
A NO vote means
York County keeps electing its treasurer countywide. The treasurer continues to be chosen by voters, needs only to be a resident of the county, and answers to the electorate rather than to the county commissioners.
Sources: yorkcountymaine.gov2 · biddeford-gazette.com
Source: biddeford-gazette.com