Maine voters to decide on amending state constitution to add 'right to food’

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Maine voters go to the polls on Tuesday to decide if the state will become the first in the nation to enshrine a "right to food" in its constitution

 

Question 3 on the Nov. 2 ballot will ask voters if they want to amend the state constitution to "declare that all individuals have a natural, inherent and unalienable right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being?"

Supporters say the move would promote locally produced food products and improve consumer health and safety.