The [Christian Civic League of Maine] would have had to collect more than 55,000 signatures by next January to place its proposal on the statewide ballot in November 2009.
Thursday the organization conceded it has collected only about 5,000 signatures.
The proposal would have banned same-sex marriage and civil unions, wipe out existing laws giving limited rights to gay and lesbian couples, removed LGBT protections under the state's Human Rights Act, and would remove funding from the Attorney General's Office to investigate discrimination claims.
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Maine Homophobes Drop Gay Rights Law Repeal Efforts
More good news about heterosexual supremacists failing to repeal hard-fought gay rights rights victories. This time the good news is out of Maine.
Labels:
2008 elections,
ballot measures,
heterosexual supremacists,
LGBT,
Maine
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