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An Act To Establish a Minimum Payment for Signatures Gathered by Maine Citizens for Referendums
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §903-A, sub-§4  is enacted to read:
 
4.  Minimum wage for circulators.     If a person is paid to circulate a petition for a direct initiative or a people's veto referendum and solicit signatures, that person must be paid at least $25 per signature.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides that if a person is paid to circulate a petition for a direct initiative or a people's veto referendum and solicit signatures, that person must be paid at least $25 per signature.