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The people of Maine Vote to Over-Turn Gay Marriage

Earlier this year, the Maine legislature passed a law legalizing gay marriage in the state. Last night, voters passed a referendum over-turning gay marriage in the state. The referendum that asked voters if they wanted to reject the state’s new same-sex marriage law passed with 53% of the vote.

Voter turnout in Maine was higher than expected, 53% of registered voters turned out to vote on seven different referendums and bond issues. Maine voters have witnessed and intense campaign over the marriage issues since the legislature passed the law this spring. Combined, the two campaigns have spent more than $6.5 million on the marriage campaigns.

What is fascinating about the vote is that while a majority of voters supported the repeal of the state’s gay marriage law, they overwhelmingly voted down a taxpayer’s bill of rights, which over 60% opposed, and a decrease in the automobile excise tax that only mustered the support of 26% of the electorate.

There is no doubt that a marriage amendment would find overwhelming support here in Iowa, yet Governor Culver, Speaker Pat Murphy, and Majority Leader Mike Gronstal are preventing the vote from taking place. While that strategy might help propel their liberal philosophy, it could hurt them at the ballot box next November.

via theiowarepublican.com

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