Question 1 on Maine’s ballot this year, an effort to limit contributions to political action committees (PACs), is undoubtedly unconstitutional, even its backers say so.
I don’t write this to change your mind or encourage you to vote against the measure — I have no doubt that it will pass overwhelmingly.
Rather, I want you to be prepared when the state of Maine either refuses to enforce the law or is subsequently sued and prevented from doing so.
Question 1 highlights a larger problem with Maine’s ballot initiative process. We have no checks and balances on the system to stop obviously unconstitutional measures from appearing on our ballots.
Click here to read the full op-ed by director of legislative affairs, Jacob Posik.