Maine’s Tax Referendum Gets Scant Attention
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Associated Press: In an election season dominated by gay marriage, supporters of a taxpayer bill of rights referendum brought in a Colorado professor Monday to tout the benefits of the ballot measure and draw attention to their campaign. The chatter surrounding the so-called TABOR II referendum — Question 4 on the ballot — is quiet compared with 2006, when voters rejected a similar item by a 55-45 margin. If approved by voters on Nov. 3, the referendum would impose limits on increases in state and municipal government spending and taxes. The 2006 campaign drew an abundance of media and public attention. But the focus this election is on Question 1, which asks voters if they want to overturn Maine's new law legalizing same-sex marriage.
There are seven referendums on the ballot, and with so much attention on gay marriage, the others are largely being overlooked, said Sandy Maisel, director of Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College. "There's only so much buzz citizens can take in an off-year election," Maisel said.
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