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Maine officials certify pro-marriage equality ballot measure
By Chris Johnson on February 24, 2012
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Maine officials have given the OK for placing a measure on the November ballot allowing state voters to legalize same-sex marriage in the Pine Tree State.
Secretary of State Charles Summers announced on Thursday have proponents of marriage equality had 85,216 valid signatures for their initiative — far above the 57,277 threshold needed for certification.
"I commend the organizers of this effort for their success in meeting the required threshold," Summers said in a statement. "I also want to thank my staff in the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions for their hard work in ensuring that the integrity of the process was preserved and the statutory deadline for the determination was met."