Voter Turnout Key to Outcome On Question 1 Pro, Con Forces Make Pitches As Low Participation Predicted

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AUGUSTA - Supporters and opponents of next Tuesday's statewide referendum on property tax relief are frantically working behind the scenes this weekend to spread word of the vote for what many election watchers predict will be one of the lowest turnouts in years.

In fact, a Portland-based marketing surveyor predicted Friday that Question 1 - the only question on the ballot - will be decided by as few as 200,000 of Maine's estimated 1 million eligible voters.

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Voter Turnout Key to Outcome On Question 1 Pro, Con Forces Make Pitches As Low Participation Predicted

"It could be a 20 percent turnout - or lower," said MaryEllen FitzGerald of Critical Insights. "People just aren't engaging this issue. They feel it was the Legislature's responsibility. The side that does the best job of getting its voters to the polls will prevail."

Advanced by Citizens to Reduce Local Property Taxes Statewide, a political action group composed largely of municipal officials and school workers, Question 1 goes to the voters for the ...

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