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Maine voters reject gay-marriage law

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:31:23 AM
By GLENN ADAMS and DAVID CRARY

Volunteers cheer while on stage while watching returns at the Question 1 election night headquarters in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.  The referendum proposal asked voters to decide whether to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage. The law was passed by the Legislature and signed by Democratic Gov. John Baldacci last May but has never taken effect. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in New England, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.

Gay marriage has now lost in every single state — 31 in all — in which it has been put to a popular vote. Gay-rights activists had hoped to buck that trend in Maine — known for its moderate, independent-minded electorate — and mounted an energetic, well-financed campaign.

With 87 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the votes.


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