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...MAINE GOES, no goes the nation." That old nostrum of American political wisdom provides as good a reason as any to keep a close watch on this year's Maine Senate race. In a year when most election contests are referenda on the impact of President Ronald Reagan's economic policies, the candidates in Maine offer voters perhaps the clearest choice anywhere between "staying the course" with Reaganomics and giving the Democrats another chance...
Massachusetts has long been noted for the direct political action of its citizens and that tradition is reaffirmed today with five referenda on the ballot. The questions range in reach and scope from binding initiative on state environmental and criminal law to an advisory question on national foreign policy...
...ADDITION to selecting their policymakers, Massachusetts voters tomorrow can directly affect Commonwealth policy. Four binding referenda on key state issues are on the ballot, as well as one making a recommendation on a pressing national issue, the nuclear freeze. All have significant implications and should be weighed carefully...
Citizen input is necessary on such an issue, and the current negotiations between states would provide for public hearings on the matter. But because Question 3 mandates a formal statewide referendum, a "yes" vote tomorrow could logistically keep Massachusetts out of an agreement with other states. Not only could referenda planning drag on beyond the deadline for the joint approval of the states, but other states have also expressed reservations about dealing with Bay State negotiators, whose bargaining promises could be invalidated by the results of a popular referendum...
Different group, are supporting two separate unclear referenda one sallying for a frees and one imposing restudies on nuclear power plants and on disposal of hazard ors so asters Others are opposing a relearned that would dentate the death petals in Massachusetts and one importance deposit charge on hostlers...