From Love Honor Cherish:

Love Honor Cherish (LHC) applauds the strong support for marriage equality among California’s decline-to-state voters demonstrated in an independent poll conducted by the leading polling firm Tulchin Research on behalf of the California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.

According to Tulchin Research, decline-to-state voters, comprising “20 percent of the electorate,” “show strong support for the LGBT community and marriage equality.”

“By a 2-to-1 margin, three out of five (60 percent)” decline-to-state “voters support allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally, with a resounding 44 percent who strongly support legal avenues to marriage. In contrast, less than a third (30 percent total oppose) oppose legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples and less than one out of ten is undecided.”

Eric Harrison, LHC’s Interim Executive Director stated, “To be at 60% with decline-to-state voters in California rocks. This poll shows significant movement in support for marriage equality and demonstrates that the hard work done to educate Californians about the freedom to marry has paid off.”

In a July 2009 poll commissioned by Love Honor Cherish, Equality California, Courage Campaign and more than 30 other organizations to determine when to seek repeal of Prop 8, decline-to-state voters favored marriage by 49% with 18% undecided and 33% opposed.

“The California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund poll confirms what we all know,” said Harrison. “The voters are now ready. Prop 8 can and should be relegated to the dustbin of history on November 6, 2012. We call on all California elected officials, Equality California, Courage Campaign and major funders to unite with Love Honor Cherish in our unwavering pursuit of marriage equality.”

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