Hart v. Secretary of State

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Stephanie Hart and . Mainers for Medical Rights (the proponents) challenge the constitutionality of a provision of the Maine Constitution. They appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Kravchuk, C.J.) affirming the decisions of the Secretary of State rejecting a direct initiative petition. On appeal, they argue that the Secretary of State, by invalidating signatures on the basis that the circulators failed to comply with the constitutional requirements of residency and voter registration, violated their right to free speech protected…