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Gay Marriage referendum brings crowds of voters to Maine polls
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by smkovalinsky | November 3, 2009 at 02:54 pm
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PORTLAND, Maine—Maine's election officials say they anticipated the strong voter turnout at their state's polling booths, and that the number is likely be far higher than average in large part because of Question One, the referendum to repeal gay marriage. Both sides have a vested interest in the referendum.
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap originally projected that 35 percent of voting age residents would turn out at polling places on Tuesday. Dunlap now says it appears that the turnout is outpacing those projections.Another sign is absentee ballots. More than 100,000 people had voted by absentee ballots or early voting before Election Day.
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