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WV: GOP Trying to Force Gay Marriage Ban Vote

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Earlier this month I reported that GOP House lawmakers in West Virginia were planning a “drastic” parliamentary move to force votes on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Looks like it could happen this week.

The Charleston Gazette reports: “House Republicans plan a series of procedural motions this week to force floor votes on proposals they say Democrats have allowed to die in committees. Those include a resolution (HJR5) that calls for a statewide referendum on whether to amend the constitution to define marriage, and a proposal (HJR104) to boost tax breaks for elderly and disabled people.”

A move to force the tax measure failed on Monday.

Full Story from Towleroad.com
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IA: House & Senate Reject Gay Marriage Ban

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Both the Iowa House and Senate on Tuesday rejected Republican-led efforts to move forward on a resolution to repeal same-sex marriage. The actions were procedural and not direct votes on the issue of marriage. They centered on identical joint resolutions in each chamber seeking to amend the Iowa Constitution to specify the state will recognize only marriage between one man and one woman.

Republicans sought to pull the resolutions out of committees so that they would be placed on the debate calendar and avoid a legislative deadline this week.

No vote was taken on Senate Joint Resolution 2001. However, all 18 Senate Republicans signed a petition circulated by Sen. David Johnson, R-Ocheyedan, as well as one Democratic senator, Tom Hancock, D-Epworth. They needed 26.

Full Story from the Des Moines Register
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NH: Town Votes to Gut Gay Marriage Ban Petition

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

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Another petitioned article on the warrant was also substantially changed. The article proposed the town send a resolution to legislators that: “The citizens of New Hampshire should be allowed to vote on an amendment; to the New Hampshire Constitution that defines ‘marriage.’”

A motion by Frederick Martin to amend the resolution to read, “The citizens of New Hampshire should be,” was approved 43-25 by voters.

“I don’t want to see the government taking away rights and liberties, and I think that’s where (the article) leads,” he said before proposing the amendment.

Full Story from the Sentinel Source
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