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Signatures certified; beverage tax repeal headed for ballot

By Victoria Wallack
State House Reporter

AUGUSTA (Aug 19): A veto of taxes on beer, wine, soda and health insurance passed at the end of the legislative session to fund the state’s subsidized insurance plan known as DirigoChoice will appear on the November ballot after the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday certified 72,432 signatures on a petition calling for the referendum.

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Q. What is a People’s Veto?

A. The People’s Veto Veto process is our right to challenge an act of the Maine Legislature by putting on the ballot. The Fed Up With Taxes Coalition collected more than 95,000 signatures from Maine citizens who oppose new taxes on beverages and health care. This allows the issue to be put on the November 4, giving all of us a chance to “Vote Yes On Question 1” to undo this tax increase that the legislature tried to sneak by us.

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