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.
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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.