The bizarre reason Maine marijuana policy is completely up in the air
A month ago, Maine’s secretary of state said a ballot question that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state fell short of the needed number of voter signatures to make this November’s ballot.
Immediately, the campaign behind the ballot effort cried foul and moved to challenge the decision in court, arguing Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap had inappropriately deemed nearly 17,000 signatures invalid. Because the ballot question came up about 10,000 signatures short of moving forward, the question would have been eligible to reach voters if those 17,000 signatures had been counted, the campaign said.
At issue was a handwriting discrepancy related to a single individual.
To get a ballot question in front of voters, signatures are collected on many different petitions, which are eventually turned in to the state. Each petition requires the signature of a public notary. The pro-pot campaign turned in more than 20,000...
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