The voters in Maine will decide whether to “overturn Governor John Baldacci's legislation which allows same-sex couples” to get married legally, current.com website reports referring to CNN.

According to the website the Governor initially opposed the legislation. However presently he said that “upholding the bill comes down to a fundamental understanding of equal protection and constitutional responsibility.”

“Initially, I had the opinion for several years that civil unions were the limitations of what I was willing to support. But, the research that I did uncovered that a civil union didn't equal a civil marriage,” Baldacci said.