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Your Vote 2009 is MPBN News' election resource. Information about all seven state-wide ballot measures can be found here. Repeal of Maine's Same-sex marriage law, excise tax reform, School Consolidation, TABOR II,  medical marijuana, the transportation bond issue, and a constitutional amendment related to petition signatures, are all featured.

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Question 1: Same Sex Marriage
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?

Question 2: Excise Tax
Do you want to cut the rate of the municipal excise tax by an average of  55% on motor vehicles less than six years old and exempt hybrid and other alternative-energy and highly fuel-efficient motor vehicles from sales tax and three years of excise tax?

Question 3: School Consolidation
Do you want to repeal the 2007 law on school district consolidation and restore the laws previously in effect?

Question 4: Tax Payer's Bill Of Rights (TABOR)
Do you want to change the existing formulas that limit state and local government spending and require voter approval by referendum for spending over those limits and for increases in state taxes?

Question 5: Medical Marijuana
Do you want to change the medical marijuana laws to allow treatment of more medical conditions and to create a regulated system of distribution?

Question 6: Bond Issue
Do you favor a $71,250,000 bond issue for improvements to highways and bridges, airports, public transit facilities, ferry and port facilities, including port and harbor structures, as well as funds for the LifeFlight Foundation that will make the State eligible for over $148,000,000 in federal and other matching funds?

Question 7: Constitutional Amendment
Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to increase the amount of time that local officials have to certify the signatures on direct initiative petitions?

Additional Resources
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