Maine Obscene Material Prohibition, Initiative Question (1986)
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The Maine Obscene Material Prohibition Initiative, also known as Initiative Question, was on the June 10, 1986 ballot in Maine as an indirect initiated state statute, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have made it a state crime to make, transfer, exhibit, advertise or otherwise promote any obscene material or device for value or to offer or agree to do so. It also would have criminalized presenting any obscene exhibition before an audience.[2]
The law defined an exhibition or material to be obscene if it represented or depicted sexual activity in a manner that goes substantially beyond customary limits of candor, that an average person would consider to be shameful or morbid and which lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. The measure would have considered possession of six or more similar articles or devices under this definition would be considered proof of intent to promote.[2]
Election results
| Maine Initiative Question (1986) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 209,537 | 71.88% | |||
| Yes | 81,970 | 28.12% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills 1980-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
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Do you want to make it a crime to make, sell, give for value, or otherwise promote obscene material in Maine? [3] |
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See also
- Maine 1986 ballot measures
- 1986 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Lewiston Journal, "State of Maine Special Election June 10, 1986: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," June 3, 1986
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Initiated Bills 1980-
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Initiated Bills 1980-," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Lewiston Journal, "State of Maine Special Election June 10, 1986: Important Notice to All Voters of the State of Maine," June 3, 1986
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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