Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to overturn a law allowing same-sex marriage. The law was passed last May and signed by Gov. John E. Baldacci (D).
Question 1 on the ballot is titled “An Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom.” The question reads: “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?”
If the legislation is upheld, Maine would join Massachusetts, Vermont, Iowa, Connecticut and New Hampshire in allowing same-sex marriage.