2020 Maine Question 1

2020 Maine Question 1 was a people's veto referendum that sought to reject a new law which eliminated religious and philosophical exemptions from school vaccination requirements and for employees of nursery schools and health care facilities. The question appeared on the March 3, 2020 statewide ballot.

Question 1

March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03)

Do you want to reject the new law that removes religious and philosophical exemptions to requiring immunization against certain communicable diseases for students to attend schools and colleges and for employees of nursery schools and health care facilities?
Results
Choice
Votes  %
Yes 105,214 27.09%
No 281,750 72.54%
Blank votes 1,429 0.37%

Results by county
Source:

The vote coincided with the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries for the U.S. presidential election in November 2020.

The veto effort was defeated 73%-27%.

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