Maine Same-Sex Marriage ("No on #1") Results

[jefferson_dem]

Current results:

No 54; Yes 46 (5% precincts in)

http://www.bangordailynews.com/electionresults.html

[Clio the Leo]

1. And we want "No" to win, right?

as in "No to limiting the current law."

Or it "Yes"?

That's so confusing.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. We want No.

[Clio the Leo]

6. ty ........... YAY!!!!! go NO!!!!!!!!

See ..... I can cheer for any cause that's worthwhile. ;)

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Keep cheering. We have a long ways to go waiting for those returns. LOL

[Clio the Leo]

9. Not to worry........

.... I'm gonna KEEP cheering until Congress gets some LAWS REPEALED!!!!

[NWHarkness]

4. NO! is good

This referendum is a "people's veto".

The legislature passed, and the governor signed, marriage equality into law. The wingnuts are trying to repeal that law.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

49. Delete

[MadMaddie]

5. "No" looks like the right answer

REJECT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW (So No we will not reject same-sex marriage)
No 14988 54.48%
Yes 12524 45.52%

[Yavin4]

20. That's Why I Hate Referendums

You have no idea of which way you're voting.

[warrior1]

2. I think it's no

REJECT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW
No 14988 54.48%
Yes 12524 45.52%

[Cha]

7. kr

[TlalocW]

10. Yes, but I like Noh Theater Better than Kabuki

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa-Kx5M-8Ak

TlalocW

[ShadowLiberal]

11. It's close, No is winning with 50.62% of the vote with 22% reporting

[budkin]

12. NO FTW?

[agentS]

13. It's not looking too good.

Yes is up by 1% around 10:21pm EST with 28% already counted.

In other news, the Medical Mary Jane bill is winning by a wide margin.

If you know someone who voted Yes on Weed and Yes on banning Gay Marriage, tell them to smoke something else.

[high density]

15. I don't get that disparity at all

But this is the same whacked electorate that has people who voted Barack Obama and Susan Collins on the same ballot last year.

[jefferson_dem]

14. Equality up by just under 3000 votes now. W/ 41% in.

Based on these results - http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/other.html

[ShadowLiberal]

16. Equality down now by 0.6%, with 51% reporting.

[HughMoran]

17. Uggh, yes is back up w/51% in

:(

[Maraya1969]

35. Well that happiness was short lived.

[ruggerson]

18. We're probably going to lose this unfortunately

Hell, even at DU there is a significant minority of anti-gay bigots.

And that is amongst putative "liberals."

[Teaser]

19. whatever

.

[ruggerson]

21. the entire idea of putting people's rights to a majority vote is disgusting

The whole thing needs to come to an end with a SC court decision.

[Teaser]

27. one would hope, but I refuse to give in tonight

until all the votes are counted.

[liquid diamond]

24. There are also

anti-Christian bigots here too. Liberal bigot is no oxymoron. This place is proof of that.

[budkin]

22. It's only a matter of time until it's legal everywhere... look how far we've come.

[HughMoran]

23. Fuckin' bigots winning

Uggh. :(

[liquid diamond]

25. It isn't over yet.

[iamthebandfanman]

26. will the federal courts ever step in and stop this maddness?

YOU CANT VOTE FOR DISCRIMINATION!

i thought our country had already been through this and already decided this very fact.

[angee_is_mad]

28. dayum, that's a little confusing

isn't it? Glad the no's are winning.

[ej510]

29. Any updates?

[galledgoblin]

31. 52%/48% against equality with 69% reporting in.

http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/other.html

D:

[Arkana]

33. Fucking assholes. How can you give people rights then take them away?

I hope there's a ballot referendum next year that takes away heterosexuals' right to marry.

[Drunken Irishman]

30. The nos are losing.

[ej510]

32. The state supreme courts need to overturn this shit.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

34. Thank you, Pop

My 88 year old father proudly voted NO in Portland today. And so did his good straight friends.

I'll get his take tomorrow, but no doubt many of the same idiots here in CA found their way to Maine. And most of them live in neither place.:argh:

[mvd]

36. The results so far are really frustrating

In 2009, bigotry still is able to influence the law. x(

[struggle4progress]

37. Gay Rights Measure Passes In Washington -- Maine's Losing But Still Too Close To Call

Ben Frumin | November 4, 2009, 12:40AM

Washington's Referendum 71 -- which asked the state's voters to weigh in on the state's domestic partnership law -- was approved by a narrow 51-49 margin -- meaning same-sex couples get to keep state-granted rights otherwise given only to married couples. That's with 100 percent of the vote counted.

In Maine, a gay rights referendum isn't going quite as well. With 80 percent of the precincts reporting, votes against gay marriage are ahead 52-48. It's still too soon to call ...

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/gay-rights-measure-passes-in-washington----maines-losing-but-still-too-close-to-call.php

[ej510]

39. I hope if this fails Maine uses this measure to ban divorce.

[marshall]

50. I think domestic partnership is easier to pass than marriage

And as I've said before, it would encompass far more people who share a household--not just sexual partners, but also close relatives who either by choice or necessity live together and share their lives.

[last_texas_dem]

38. Damn

Prop 1 isn't looking very good. 86% of precincts in and it's 53-47 in favor of the bigots. Any Mainers know if there's any chance we'll pull this out? Do more liberal/urban/larger precincts traditionally come in at the end?

[angee_is_mad]

41. Voting no means Yes and voting yes means NO?

Could there be some confusion for the voter who may not be following the issues but is fine with gay marriage?

Why do they have to make these ballots so damn confusing? I think it is a big conspiracy.

[last_texas_dem]

43. Yeah, it is pretty confusing

Probably plenty of folks voting the wrong way out of confusion on both sides. I mostly just think it's sad that we're putting questions like this up to popular vote in the first place...

[vaberella]

45. It is a conspiracy. They did this to me in New York.

It was during the Presidential race and we were asked about Veteran's rights, I believe it was about setting up a special comission to make it easier for Veteran's to recieve all their services. I wanted to agree. But the wording was confusing. I stood there for 20 minute and reread the thing about 7 times before I voted for it (or I think I did). Ultimately I found out I voted correctly when I spoke to one of my friends. However, the wording was out of this world. My sister just gave up and didn't vote for or against in the end because she was worried about the wording. I then I got into a fight with one of the clerks who was rushing me to finish my vote in lieu of others on line (one other person) mind you. So I told her, you're not about to rush me and to back off.

[Starry Messenger]

40. Dammit.

Civil rights should not be voted on.

[last_texas_dem]

42. NYT has projected a "Yes" victory (w/ 86% of precincts counted)

http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/other.html

Blah...

[sakabatou]

44. Fuck

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

46. I don't get Maine.

I always thought it was a very progressive state. Guessed wrong.

[Jennicut]

48. It is in New England but not as progressive as CT, Mass, or Vermont.

Remember, it is very, very rural and woodsy and has two Repub Senators (though they are moderates). Last year in CT, we rejected the ability to amend our constitution (to vote on gay marriage). Mass still has gay marriage. But Maine and I would say NH have never been as liberal.

[TheKentuckian]

47. We need to get these courts rebalanced. With sane people on the benches

this kind of blatant equal protection violations would get punted into the sun. This voting people's rights away is worse than a shit sandwich with toadstool vomit sauce.

[uponit7771]

51. Those balots were beyond confusing IMHO, were is the dem leaderships screams when it comes to votin?

They swallow the camels and strain at the gnats when it comes to elections, on small details local dems don't have their shit together.

[olegramps]

52. Don't you believe that this is confusing to the voters?

It appears that yes means no. Kind of like Alice in Wonderland. I realize that people should be well informed before voting, but I can understand their confusion. Does Yes mean Yes or does it mean No. Now if No means Yes then Yes must mean No...Oh the hell with it.