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'''AUGUSTA, [[Maine]]:''' On Friday, [[BC2009#July|July 31]], opponents of same-sex marriage filed about 100,000 signatures with the [[Maine Secretary of State]] in order to qualify the [[Maine Same-Sex Marriage People's Veto (2009)|Maine Same-Sex Marriage People's Veto]] for the [[Maine 2009 ballot measures|November 2, 2009 statewide ballot]] in [[Maine]] as a [[veto referendum]].<ref>[http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015962884?Gay%20Marriage%20Opponents%20In%20Maine%20Submit%20Petition%20Seeking%20November%20Referendum ''All Headline News'', "Gay Marriage Opponents in Maine Submit Petition," July 31, 2009]</ref> | '''AUGUSTA, [[Maine]]:''' On Friday, [[BC2009#July|July 31]], opponents of same-sex marriage filed about 100,000 signatures with the [[Maine Secretary of State]] in order to qualify the [[Maine Same-Sex Marriage People's Veto (2009)|Maine Same-Sex Marriage People's Veto]] for the [[Maine 2009 ballot measures|November 2, 2009 statewide ballot]] in [[Maine]] as a [[veto referendum]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015962884?Gay%20Marriage%20Opponents%20In%20Maine%20Submit%20Petition%20Seeking%20November%20Referendum ''All Headline News'', "Gay Marriage Opponents in Maine Submit Petition," July 31, 2009]</ref> | ||
Earlier in 2009, Maine became the country's fifth state to allow same-sex marriage. | Earlier in 2009, Maine became the country's fifth state to allow same-sex marriage. | ||
Revision as of 19:35, 26 December 2014
August 2, 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine: On Friday, July 31, opponents of same-sex marriage filed about 100,000 signatures with the Maine Secretary of State in order to qualify the Maine Same-Sex Marriage People's Veto for the November 2, 2009 statewide ballot in Maine as a veto referendum.[1]
Earlier in 2009, Maine became the country's fifth state to allow same-sex marriage.
55,087 signatures are required to qualify a measure for the ballot in Maine. Since Referendum 71 in Washington may well be in signature trouble, the Maine ballot measure is likely to be ground-zero in 2009 for the national debate over same-sex marriage.
See also
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* Maine Same-Sex Marriage People's Veto (2009)
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