The opponents to Maryland’s new same-sex marriage law are holding a series of closed-door training sessions to teach volunteers how to properly collect signatures to petition the measure to referendum.
In an email, the Maryland Marriage Alliance said it wants to “gather a minimum” of 150,000 signatures by May 31. “Past efforts have proven that the Board of Elections will invalidate at least 30% of the signatures, so it is imperative that we gather thousands and get it right!” according to the email.
The opponents to same-sex marriage are trying to downplay the online signature collection tool that was helpful in securing signatures for the successful campaign to repeal an bill giving in-state tuition discounts to illegal immigrants.
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