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NJ: Voters Now Against Gay Marriage Bill 49% to 46%

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

New Jersey voters oppose gay marriage legislation by a slim margin, according to a poll released this morning by Quinnipiac. The poll, conducted between Nov. 17 and Nov. 22, found that 49 percent of adult residents are opposed to giving gay couples the right to marry while 46 percent are in favor of it. Six percent were undecided.

A large crowd, some with signs, gathers at the New Jersey Statehouse Monday in Trenton in support of proposed legislation legalizing same sex marriage.

A poll conducted by Quinnipiac earlier this year had almost the opposite results — 49 percent of voters supported gay marriage while 43 percent did not. “When we asked about gay marriage in April, it won narrow approval. Now that it seems closer to a legislative vote, it loses narrowly with the public,” said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

Full Story from NJ.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/nj_poll_shows_opposition_to_ga.html

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NJ: Legislature Agrees to 3 Lame Duck Sessions, May Vote on Gay Marriage

Friday, November 13th, 2009

The New Jersey state Senate and Assembly will each hold three voting sessions between Dec. 7 and Jan. 11, according to the state Office of Legislative Services.

As part of the so-called lameduck session during the last weeks before the Legislature reorganizes on Jan. 12, the Senate has set aside five days and the Assembly four for committee meetings.



Two major issues looming for the lameduck session are the legalization of gay marriage and approving the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Full Story from NJ Newsroom: http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/new-jersey-senate-and-assembly-to-each-hold-three-lameduck-voting-sessions

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Corzine Loses in NJ: Will State Try to Pass Gay Marriage in Lame Duck Session?

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

With Republican Chris Christie beating gay marriage supporter and incumbent Jon Corzine by more than four points in yesterday’s election, New Jersey will find itself with an anti-gay chief executive in January. Does that mean gay marriage is off the table for the Garden State in the near future?

Not if Garden State Equality has anything to say about it. Jersey’s leading pro-marriage group isn’t letting Corzine’s defeat quiet its ambitions. The group kicked off a new television advertising campaign as Corzine and sympathetic lawmakers work to pass a major bill before he leaves office: same-sex marriage legislation.

In a lame duck session planned in January before Corzine exits, a marriage bill is expected to be voted on; Corzine has promised to sign it if it reaches his desk.

Full Story from Queerty: http://www.queerty.com/can-corzine-co-pass-a-marriage-bill-before-chris-christie-takes-office-20091104/

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