Maine Gay-Marriage Advocates Get Enough Signatures for Ballot
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Voters in Maine will decide in November whether to allow same-sex couples to marry after state officials confirmed enough valid signatures to place the question on the ballot.
Secretary of State Charles E. Summers Jr. verified more than 85,000 of the 105,000 signatures submitted last month, said Barbara Redmond, his deputy secretary. About 57,000 names were required, according to EqualityMaine, the Portland-based gay-rights group leading the coalition that collected them.