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POLL: Majority Of Maine Voters Support Marriage Equality Law | This fall, Maine voters will decide whether to approve a new marriage equality law, the first time a state has attempted to use a ballot to advance the rights of same-sex couples. Though Maine voters rejected a similar law just three years ago, a new poll suggests they will sing a different tune in 2012. According to MassINC Polling Group and WBUR, 55 percent support the new law exactly how it is worded, with only 36 opposed. Both Democrats (68 percent) and Independents (59 percent) showed strong favor, but only 36 percent of Republicans would approve the new law.