Legal Opinion
Maine Taxpayers Action Network v. Secretary of State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 17, 2002PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] Maine Taxpayers Action Network challenges the Secretary of State’s decision to invalidate over three thousand signatures gathered by an imposter who was paid by MTAN to circulate petitions in support of a ballot initiative. The imposter, who, unbeknownst to MTAN, had stolen the identity of another person who did not reside in Maine, has now absconded from Maine and cannot be found.
[¶ 2] MTAN asks us to hold that when a circulator steals the identity, including name, social security number, and birth date, of another person, fraudulently obtains a driver’s license, motor vehicle…
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