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MAINE MARRIAGE EQUALITY 01 X390 (W. JO MOSER) | ADVOCATE.COM
Maine election officials have given the green light for a November
referendum to win back marriage equality in the state, more than two years
after voters approved a ballot measure repealing a 2009 same-sex marriage
law.
Maine’s Secretary of State's office confirmed Thursday that it had verified
more than 85,000 signatures turned in by LGBT advocates seeking to restore
marriage rights for same-sex couples. Only about 55,000 valid signatures
were required in a state where recent polls show 54% of residents support
equal marriage rights.
“Same-sex couples want to marry for the same reasons other couples want to
marry: because they love each other and want to spend their lives together,
” Betsy Smith, Equality Maine’s executive director, said in a statement.
”During the last two years, our coalition has had thousands of face-to-face
conversations about marriage with Mainers who have changed their minds
about this issue. There’s no question that momentum is growing for same-sex
marriage in Maine.” (Read more here.) |
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