(The Center Square) — Supporters of providing photo identification to cast ballots in Maine elections are planning to put the question before the state’s voters. If approved, the proposal would require Mainers to present a photo ID at polling stations ...

One week after Election Day, Maine's Second District Congressional race is still up in the air, as a ranked choice count is now underway.Incumbent Democrat Jared Golden entered the day only about 700 votes ahead of Republican challenger Austin Theriault.

The thin margin came in an election in which Republican Donald Trump won the 2nd District, allowing him to collect one of Maine’s four electoral votes. Maine is one of two states that split electoral votes.

The Maine 2nd Congressional District race between incumbent Democrat Rep. Jared Golden and Republican challenger Austin Theriault is heading to a ranked-choice tabulation.

Under Maine law, it all depends on when the when they were placed there. Under the current law, temporary signs can be placed in a public right-of-way for up to six weeks from January 1st to June 30th. And another six weeks between July 1st and the end of the year.

The Maine Office of the Secretary of State says that the Congressional race in Maine's Second District will go to ranked choice voting.

The citizen-initiated referendum question would ask whether people should be required to show photo identification in order to vote in Maine.

Votes will have to be redistributed under Maine’s ranked choice system to determine the winner of a key congressional race, election officials said. The campaigns of both Republican challenger Austin Theriault and Democratic Rep.

More than $50 million poured into the contest between Jared Golden and Austin Theriault, mostly for advertising.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is in a tight race to keep his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker.

The entire proceeding is open to the public. It will be livestreamed on the secretary of state department’s YouTube page.