Maine Proposition 1

- Relevant Fact 1: On November 3, 2009 53% voted against gay marriages, 47% voted in favor. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/maine-gay...
- Relevant Fact 2: $4.2M of campaigning funds were raised by the "No" campaign and $2.6M raised by the "Yes" allow gay marriage campaign http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/10/d...
- Relevant Fact 3: On May 6, 2009 same sex marriages became legal in Maine. This was when MRSA-650 was passed - An Act To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom. http://news.findlaw.com/nytimes/docs/glr...

Maine Proposition 1 was a constitutional debate by the state of Maine as to whether same sex (gay) marriage should become law in Maine. A Maine Marriage Equality bill had been passed in May 2009 but needed endorsement by the Maine population. Same sex marriage was rejected at the ballot box by a margin of 52.8% to 47.2%, same sex marriages remain as unrecognized by the state in Maine.
Background

The Maine Marriage Equality bill had been passed by the Maine legislature, and signed into law by Governor John Baldacci in May of 2009.
The bill had to be passed by the Main Electorate and a date was set for the election of November 3, 2009. A significant no and yes campaign was mounted. The no campaign was headed by the Catholic Church.
Maine voters repealed the law permitted gay marriage, by a vote of 52.8% to 47.2% on November 3, 2009.http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/other.html1

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- Queers United: No On 1 - Protect Maine Equality!
  
  Queers United: No On 1 - Protect Maine Equality!
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- Vote No on 1 | Protect Maine Equality
  
  Vote No on 1 | Protect Maine Equality
  protectmaineequality.org
- Maine's "Proposition 1" may repeal marriage equality
  
  Maine's "Proposition 1" may repeal marriage equality
  angrypotato.net
- Atheist Ethicist: Maine's Proposition 1: Afterthoughts
  
  Atheist Ethicist: Maine's Proposition 1: Afterthoughts
  atheistethicist.blogspot.com
- Other National Races - Election Results 2009 - The New York Times
  
  Live election results and maps for New York and New Jersey, including the race for New York City Mayor and N.J. Governor.
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Maine Proposition 1 News
- From Proposition 8 to Maine and John Perez to Annise Parker, it's an uneven ...
  
  In May the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the voter-approved measure that banned gay marriage in the Golden State. ... (December 12, 2009)
  Los Angeles Times (blog)
- After Maine: Can Houston Provide a Much-Needed Victory for the Gay Rights ...
  
  The disheartening results of California's Proposition 8 in 2008 and Maine's Proposition 1 in November have led some to question the wisdom of a political ... (December 06, 2009)
  History News Network
- Maine Question 1: Where Did the Money Go?
  
  ... Yes on 1, as it had done (successfully) for California Proposition 8 in 2008. In my previous report on the California, Maine and Washington campaigns, ... (December 17, 2009)
  Nolan Chart LLC
- DC marriage bill moves to the Hill
  
  ... and threaten to force a ballot initiative on same-sex marriage, along the lines of California's Proposition 8 and Maine's Question 1. ... (December 18, 2009)
  Windy City Times
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Maine Proposition 1 Blogs
- Atheist Ethicist: Maine's Proposition 1: Afterthoughts
  
  Maine's Proposition 1: Afterthoughts. A little bit more than half of the people in Maine who voted acted immorally on Tuesday (or before, when they cast absentee or early ballots). They went out and did things that any decent,... (November 05, 2009)
  atheistethicist.blogspot.com
- FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Despite Claims, Anti-Gay ...
  
  Nate - isn't Maine a very tiny media market? How much would it take to completely saturate it with this ad? (currently at about 27K) http://www.actblue.com/page/obamafight. And where are snowe and collins on Prop 1? ...
  fivethirtyeight.com
- Atheist Ethicist: Maine's Proposition 1: Faithfully Doing Harm
  
  Maine's Proposition 1, to revoke the legal right of homosexuals to marry in that state, is motivated substantially by people who belong to faith communities that put a great deal of value in behavior harmful to others. ...
  atheistethicist.blogspot.com
- Atheist Ethicist: Maine's Proposition 1 and the Ratio of Good to Harm
  
  As Proposition 1 to end homosexual marriage in Maine comes up to a vote, I have been reminded of some of the things I wrote when Proposition 8 was being debated in California. I found those previous posts to be a bit confusin...
  atheistethicist.blogspot.com
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