There will be a non-binding referendum on the ballots in the towns of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor and during the Edgecomb Town Meeting asking "Do you support maintaining the status of a Critical Access Hospital at St. Andrews Hospital?"

A yes vote will provide the Attorney General and the local selectmen with the answer to the question: does the Boothbay region support having St. Andrews as a hospital with a 24/7 emergency room? Ninety-five percent of Southport attendees voted yes at their annual town meeting.

The town of Boothbay will be voting on this referendum May 6 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Boothbay Town Office. The Boothbay Annual Town meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. that same night at the Railway Village Town Hall, but the non-binding referendum vote is during the day at town office.

The town of Boothbay Harbor will be voting on this referendum May 3 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Town Office. The Boothbay Harbor Annual Town Meeting will be held on May 4 at 9:30 a.m. at Boothbay Region Elementary School but the non-binding referendum vote will be held the previous day at the town office.

The town of Edgecomb will be voting on this referendum at the annual town meeting which will be held on May 11 at 10 a.m. at the Edgecomb Town Hall.