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PublishedNovember 10, 2016
Rural Maine, sportsmen flex voting muscles to shoot down background checks
Question 3 was overwhelmingly popular in parts of southern and midcoast Maine but failed in western, central, northern and Down East towns.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2016
Maine voters poised to put new laws on the books, but margins are narrow
The state stands to join others in legalizing marijuana and increasing the minimum wage and would stand alone in adopting ranked-choice voting.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2016
Proposed expansion of gun background checks defeated
The "Yes on 3" campaign conceded the race Wednesday morning after unofficial results showed 52 percent of Maine voters opposed requiring background checks on private gun sales, gun loans or other transfers.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2016
Requirement for background checks when lending guns used to target Question 3
Critics call mandatory checks for non-family transfers a fatal flaw in the ballot measure, but supporters say it avoids a dangerous loophole in the law.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2016
How Maine became a source of ‘crime guns’ in other states
Question 3: Initiative's advocates say a lack of background checks on private sales fuels illicit trafficking.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2016
Millions pouring into campaigns for and against Maine ballot questions
Among the major donors seeking to influence voters are the National Education Association, the National Rifle Association and a Virginia health policy group.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2016
Question 3 backers say initiative will help keep guns away from domestic abusers
Family members and advocates for domestic violence victims say abusers can currently avoid background checks by buying guns on the private market.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2016
LePage says 2 leaders of effort to raise Maine’s minimum wage should be jailed
It's their punishment for pushing an increase that would hurt the elderly, the governor says as he urges voters to reject referendum Questions 1 through 5 on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2016
At rally, Gabby Giffords urges Mainers to ‘be courageous’ on gun background checks
The former Arizona congresswoman, a shooting victim who became a national figure in the debate over gun control, appears in Portland to support Question 3 on the November ballot.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2016
Wardens raise concerns about gun-sales background check proposal
The Maine Warden Service says ballot Question 3 could be difficult or impossible to enforce, as supporters and opponents launch ads and announce endorsements.
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