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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
‘No’ vote – to keep state’s new vaccine law – wins by overwhelming margin
The proposal to overturn Maine's new childhood vaccination requirement was losing badly as the tally mounted, with 74% of voters rejecting the 'people's veto' effort.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Mainers to cast ballots in Super Tuesday presidential primaries, vaccinations referendum
Maine is one of 14 states participating in the Super Tuesday primaries but has received relatively little attention from candidates aside from campaign advertising.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Vaccine question pits science versus choice
Supporters of Question 1 argue parents, not the state, should decide if children should be vaccinated. Opponents, including every major medical group in Maine, say immunizations save lives.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2020
Maine to vote on stricter law about vaccine requirements
Mainers are mulling whether to toss aside a law that eliminates most exemptions for childhood vaccinations against the backdrop of a global rush to contain a virus for which there is no vaccine
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2020
Another View: Maine physicians ask for no vote on Question 1
In our global health work, many of us have seen polio, measles, whooping cough, tetanus, and other preventable diseases ravage the lives of children and families.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
Republicans, Democrats split on whether to back Question 1
Maine Republican candidates favor vaccine referendum, Democrats oppose it and independents vary on how to vote.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2020
Wording of vaccine referendum raising questions for some voters
A ‘yes’ vote overturns Maine's new law eliminating all non-medical exemptions to school-required vaccinations, while a ‘no’ vote maintains it.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2020
Vaccine vote exposes a collision of individual, community rights
Maine’s new mandate for school-age children pits individual rights against those of the greater community. Parents argue they just want their kids to be safe.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Referendum aims to restore vaccine opt-outs in Maine
Debate is intensifying over a referendum aimed at reversing a law that eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccinations
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Tom Waddell: Protect your health and religious freedom
Vote no on Question 1 on March 3.
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