Sex Offender List Changes Nixed Criminal Justice Panelist Calls Governor's Veto a Step Backward

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AUGUSTA - Gov. John Baldacci on Wednesday pocket-vetoed a bill aimed at improving the state's sex offender registry, effectively negating a year of work by members of the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.

LD 446, an Act to Improve the Use of Information Regarding Sex Offenders to Better Ensure Public Safety and Awareness, is the latest in a series of bills the governor has refused to sign.

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Sex Offender List Changes Nixed Criminal Justice Panelist Calls Governor's Veto a Step Backward

Baldacci credited committee members for working diligently on the issue but said in a statement Wednesday afternoon: "I cannot support this legislation. It would remove from ...

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