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The University of Maine student body voted no on Question 1 on Election Day and lined up with the rest of the state for every question except Question 7.

“We had a tremendous turnout [on campus],” said Sue Hart, Orono’s registrar.

Ward 1, precinct 2, which includes UMaine, saw 1,346 on-campus residential students vote. Of the students who cast ballots, 460 of them voted via absentee. Hart said Orono’s turnout exceeded expectations; 54 percent of voters in town turned out to vote.

The student turnout was slightly lower — 46 percent — but Hart said that is likely because many of the students registered to vote have moved and aren’t actually ward 1 voters.

Number of votes by question in Orono:

Question 1: 250 yes, 1,046 no. Question 2: 543 yes, 682 no. Question 3: 567 yes, 611 no. Question 4: 318 yes, 879 no. Question 5: 1,001 yes, 311 no. Question 6: 875 yes, 295 no. Question 7: 638 yes, 502 no.

• UMaine urges students to vote (September 15, 2008)
• An uncast vote is a vote for perpetuating the status quo (February 11, 2008)
• Howard Dean urges students to vote for “moral authority” (November 3, 2008)
• Six bands compete for cash, encourage students to vote (November 1, 2007)
• Enlightened majority must combat racism (September 22, 2008)

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