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  Measure to outlaw gay marriages falls vote short
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Last EditedThomas Walker  Jun 27, 2008 05:51pm
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News DateFriday, June 27, 2008 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionPHOENIX — Efforts to enact a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages suffered a serious — and potentially fatal — setback Wednesday.

A measure to put the question on the November ballot fell one vote short in the Senate. Foes said the proposal is unnecessary.

But supporters of the constitutional amendment insisted that does not kill the issue. And they already have taken the first steps to having it reconsidered.

There is the necessary 16th vote: Sen. Karen Johnson, R-Mesa, is on record as supporting the ban.
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