Palesky v. Secretary of State

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 election) required to place the initiative on a statewide ballot. On appeal, Palesky argues that the Secretary of State erroneously invalidated…