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PALESKY v. SECRETARY OF STATE

711 A.2d 129 (1998)

1998 ME 103

Carol A. PALESKY v. SECRETARY OF STATE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 8, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Palesky, Augusta, for plaintiff.

Andrew Ketterer, Attorney General, Thomas D. Warren, State Solicitor, Phyllis Gardiner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Bruce Gerrity, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, L.L.C., Augusta, for Maine Citizens for Responsible Government and others.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, and SAUFLEY, JJ.

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Carol A. Palesky appeals from the entry of a judgment in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Mills, J.) affirming a decision of the Secretary of State rejecting a direct initiative petition because it was not signed by the requisite number of electors. The Secretary of State invalidated a total of 20,786 signatures leaving the petition 6,369 signatures short of the 51,131 signatures (10% of votes cast in last gubernatorial...

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