Citizen's Initiative and People's Veto
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People's Veto Petitions Currently Approved for Circulation
Title: People's Veto of P.L. 2009, c. 82 "An Act To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom"
Question: Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?
Issued: May 19, 2009 Filing Deadline: September 11, 2009
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Title: People's Veto of P.L. 2009, c. 382 “An Act To Implement Tax Relief and Tax Reform"
Question: 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?”
Issued: June 30, 2009 Filing Deadline: September 11, 2009
Proponent Information Legislation - direct link to the public law on the Legislature's website.
Citizen Initiative Petitions
The following measures will appear on the November 3, 2009 ballot:
The Secretary of State has drafted proposed ballot questions for the four initiatives that will appear on the ballot. These questions are open for public comment through the close of business on July 27, 2009. To view the proposed ballot questions, and for more information on submitting public comments, you may visit our Proposed Ballot Questions/ Public Comment webpage.
Citizen Initiative: An Act to Decrease the Automobile Excise Tax and Promote Energy
(LD 974; not passed by124th Legislature, automatically sent to ballot)
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Proposed ballot question for Public Comment
Citizen Initiative: An Act to Establish the Maine Medical Marijuana Act
(LD 975; not passed by 124th Legislature, automatically sent to ballot)
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Proposed ballot question for Public Comment
Citizen Initiative: An Act to Promote Tax Relief
(LD 976; not passed by 124th Legislature, automatically sent to ballot)
Proponent Information Legislation HTML version
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Proposed ballot question for Public Comment
Citizen Initiative: An Act to Repeal the School District Consolidation Laws
(LD 977; not passed by 124th Legislature, automatically sent to ballot)
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Proposed ballot question for Public Comment
Citizen Initiative Petitions Currently Approved for Circulation for the 2010 Ballot
TITLE: An Act to Remove Protections Based on Sexual Orientation from the Maine Human Rights Act, Eliminate Funding of Civil Rights Teams in Public Schools, Prohibit Adoptions by Unmarried Couples, Add a Definition of Marriage, and Declare Civil Unions Unlawful
Issued: May 21, 2008; 18-month deadline: November 21, 2009
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TITLE: Resolve Calling upon the Congress and the President of the United States to Enact the United States National Health Insurance Act, H.R. 676
Issued: June 6, 2008; 18-month expiration deadline: December 6, 2009
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TITLE: An Act to Prohibit Fluoride in Public Water Supplies
Issued: August 8, 2008; 18-month deadline: February 8, 2010
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TITLE: An Act to Repeal the Prohibition on Cannabis, Hemp and Marijuana
Issued: March 27, 2009; 18-month deadline: September 27, 2010
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TITLE: An Act Regarding Possession and Cultivation of Marijuana For Medical Purposes
Issued: March 27, 2009; 18-month deadline: September 27, 2010
Proponent Information
Historical Summaries: Citizen Initiated Questions, 1910-date
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