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Statement by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on today’s Maine Superior Court decision

Court affirms elections referendum question language 

AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today issued the following statement in response to the Maine Superior Court’s decision to affirm the language of the referendum question.

“I take seriously my constitutional responsibility to write referendum questions as clearly and understandably as possible. I’m pleased that the Superior Court ruled that the ballot question regarding changes to Maine election laws met the standards set forth in Maine law.”  

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