Evaluation of Maine county websites

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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Maine county websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Maine's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.

Conclusions chart

2012

This chart encompasses the 5 largest counties in Maine: Cumberland County, York County, Penobscot County, Kennebec County, and Androscoggin County., These counties averaged a "D-" website transparency grade in 2012.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	2	2	3	3	na	1	0	0	0	2
P	1	3	1	1	na	2	2	0	0	0
N	2	0	1	1	na	2	3	5	5	3

2009

This chart encompasses evaluations conducted in 2009. The counties averaged an "F" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	4	4	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	2
P	2	4	4	3	0	1	1	0	4	2
N	6	4	0	0	12	11	11	12	8	8
No Website	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

All county website evaluations

Maine County Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Androscoggin County, Maine	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	N
Aroostook County, Maine	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Cumberland County, Maine	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Franklin County, Maine	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Hancock County, Maine	D	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Kennebec County, Maine	F	P	P	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Knox County, Maine	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	Y
Lincoln County, Maine	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Oxford County, Maine	D	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Penobscot County, Maine	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Piscataquis County, Maine	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Sagadahoc County, Maine	D	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Somerset County, Maine	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Waldo County, Maine	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
Washington County, Maine	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
York County, Maine	C	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y

Correcting errors

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