Court rulings show why we must answer constitutional questions before a referendum goes to voters

Court rulings show why we must answer constitutional questions before a referendum goes to voters

The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Once again. Maine voters strongly backed ballot questions only to have a court rule them unconstitutional. Twice this month, a federal appeals court ruled that Maine ballot measures that sought to limit campaign spending were unconstitutional. First it was…