Group Pushes to Overturn Gay Marriage in Maine

As you may recall, gay marriage was recently legalized in Maine. Now, some Mainers are hoping they can have a say in overturning that decision.

Hundreds of Mainers were on hand Friday morning at the secretary of state's office to witness the delivery of more than 100,000 petition signatures, asking that the issue go before voters this November.

The group Stand for Marriage Maine, which organized the petition collection, says it is a step closer to allowing the people of Maine to vote on same-sex marriage.

In 2008, President Obama received about 422,000 votes in Maine, and John McCain received 295,000. In 2010, an off-year election, voter turnout will be smaller than it is for a presidential year. In 2006, winning U.S. Senate candidate Olympia Snowe garnered 390,056 votes. It's reasonable to conclude that 100,000 petition signers is a good indication that this decision might well be reversed.