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The Money Behind The Maine Marriage Amendment
Publication Date: November 2009
Publisher(s): National Institute on Money in State Politics (U.S.)
Author(s): Tyler Evilsizer
Funder(s): Sunlight Foundation; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Foundation to Promote Open Society; Ford Foundation
Funder(s): Sunlight Foundation; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Foundation to Promote Open Society; Ford Foundation
Topic: Politics (Campaigns, lobbying, and pressure groups)
Keywords: national organization for marriage; gay marriage; same-sex marriage; ballot measure
Type: Report
Coverage: Maine
Abstract:
Maine became the 31st state to block gay marriage through a public referendum. Voters repealed a state law passed earlier in the year by the legislature that allowed same-sex couples to marry. The measure, Question 1, attracted over $9 million, or 72 cents of every dollar raised around Maine's seven ballot measures in 2009.