Maine Question 1, Tax Code Referendum (June 2010)
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| Topic Income taxes and Sales taxes |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Maine Question 1 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Maine on June 8, 2010. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported repealing the law that reduces Maine's income tax and supplements that revenue by broadening sales taxes. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing the law that reduces Maine's income tax and supplements that revenue by broadening sales taxes. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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193,960 | 60.82% | ||
| No | 124,928 | 39.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Do you want to reject the new law that lowers Maine's income tax and replaces that revenue by making changes to the sales tax? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In Maine, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 10% of the total votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election prior to the filing of such petition. Signatures for veto referendums are due 90 days following the final adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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