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Same-Sex Marriage May Stay Legal in Mass.
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 12, 2005 08:46pm |
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| News Date | Monday, September 12, 2005 02:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A fragile coalition of lawmakers cobbled together to support an anti-gay marriage amendment is falling apart, virtually assuring that same-sex marriage will for now remain legal in Massachusetts, according to an Associated Press poll.
The survey, conducted between Sept. 6-9, found at least 104 lawmakers who plan to vote against the proposed constitutional amendment, which would ban gay marriage but create civil unions.
The amendment, which is scheduled for a vote on Wednesday, needs the support of at least 101 of the state's 200 lawmakers to get on the 2006 ballot.
For the survey, the AP attempted to reach all 200 lawmakers with at least two phone calls. Of those polled, 104 said they would vote against the proposal, 19 said they would support it and three said they were undecided. |
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