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Maine Voters Get Final Say On Gay Marriage
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ― Maine residents streamed into the polls to have the final say Tuesday on the state's gay marriage law in a closely watched race with national implications. Also on the ballot were two tax referendums and proposals to repeal school district consolidation and expand the state's medical marijuana law.
The level of out-of-state money underscored the implications of the vote to repeal Maine's gay marriage law, which was adopted last spring by the Legislature and signed by Gov. John Baldacci.
A repeal of the law would mark a setback for the gay-rights movement and mark the first time voters overturned a gay-marriage law enacted by a legislature. If voters uphold the law, it will be the first time the electorate in any state has endorsed marital rights for same-sex couples.
"If we don't win, then Maine will have its place in infamy because no state has ever voted for homosexual marriage. It's been legislated, but no state has ever voted it," said Chuck Schott of Portland, who stood near a polling place in Maine's biggest city with a "Yes on 1" sign.
Others didn't share his opinion.
"I would love to understand, get a competent answer from the 'Yes' people, how is it going to damage their marriage if two gay people marry," said Jack McGovern of Augusta.
A repeal of the law would mark a setback for the gay-rights movement and mark the first time voters overturned a gay-marriage law enacted by a legislature. If voters uphold the law, it will be the first time the electorate in any state has endorsed marital rights for same-sex couples.
"If we don't win, then Maine will have its place in infamy because no state has ever voted for homosexual marriage. It's been legislated, but no state has ever voted it," said Chuck Schott of Portland, who stood near a polling place in Maine's biggest city with a "Yes on 1" sign.
Others didn't share his opinion.
"I would love to understand, get a competent answer from the 'Yes' people, how is it going to damage their marriage if two gay people marry," said Jack McGovern of Augusta.
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