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NJ: Senate Vote on Marriage Equality Scheduled for February 13th

Monday, February 6th, 2012

The Democratic leadership in the New Jersey state legislature on Monday announced that measures to legalize same-sex marriage will advance to floor votes by both chambers — the majority leadership announced that the Senate had scheduled a vote for Feb. 13, followed by a vote in the House vote three days later.

This action puts added pressure on Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who has publicly vowed to veto any same-sex legislation, and instead has called on state lawmakers to put the issue before the voters on the November 2012 ballot.

Should the Governor make good with his promise to reject the bill, lawmakers from both parties acknowledge that the legislation will need to win the support of two-thirds of both houses — the threshold for overriding a governor’s veto.

Full Story from LGBTQ Nation

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WA: Some Lawmakers Face Backlash Over Marriage Equality Vote

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Wednesday’s historic Senate vote to approve same sex marriage has energized supporters, but it has also caused a backlash for some of the lawmakers who voted in favor of the bill.

Officials from the state information office said just prior to Wednesday’s vote, 2,300 calls flooded into the state capitol, with most of the calls opposing gay marriage.

“There have been some fairly profane and angry kinds of communications to members,” said Sen. Lisa Brown, a Democrat who was one of the 28 members who voted in favor of the bill.

Full Story from KOMO

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MD: County Commissioner Calls Marriage Equality a “Vote Against Children”

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Carroll County Commissioner Robin Frazier, R-District 1, this week announced the Board’s proclamation of Feb. 7-14 as “marriage week,” recognizing marriage as an institution that “binds men and women together in a network of mutual aid and mutual obligation,” according to the document signed by the five commissioners.

This is the second year that the board has adopted such a proclamation. The document is part of an international marriage week movement led by National Marriage Week USA and other organizations in 16 countries.

The purpose of the movement is to recognize and promote marriage, understanding, according to the organization’s website, that “social science is clear that children are best served when they grow up with both a mother and father.”

Full Story from Patch.com

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NJ: Governor Christie Thinks Voters Would Pass Marriage Equality

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

New Jersey voters would probably pass a law allowing gay marriage in a referendum, Governor Chris Christie said today.

“The polls that I’ve seen show that if this goes to the ballot, I lose,” the Republican governor, who opposes same-sex marriage, told about 400 people at a town-hall meeting in Denville. “How much more magnanimous could I be?”

Christie, 49, has said he would veto a law permitting gay nuptials, arguing that voters should decide the issue and that he would abide by the results. The first-term governor said he would direct Republican lawmakers to support a bill that would create a November referendum. Democrats said gay marriage is a civil right that shouldn’t be subject to a popular vote. The Senate president said today there won’t be a referendum.

Full Story from Bloomberg Businessweek

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Washington State Senate Approves Marriage Equality Bill 28-21

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

According to Marriage Equality USA, the Washington State Senate just voted for marriage equality by a 7 vote margin – three more votes than the 25 who had earlier said they would vote to approve the bill. On to the house!

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NC: Governor’s Departure Could Bring More Ban Opponents to the Polls

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Something unexpected happened on the way to North Carolina’s vote on a gay marriage ban this May: Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue decided not to run for re-election, meaning more voters who oppose the ban could turn out at the polls.

Before Thursday’s development, mostly Republican voters were expected to show up to pick their nominees for governor and president, and likely make North Carolina the last state in the Southeast to block same-sex marriage.

Now gay rights supporters hope they have a better chance of shooting down the constitutional amendment with more Democrats showing up May 8 to pick a candidate for governor at the same time. Gay marriage opponents believe they have the votes sewn up anyway and it won’t make much of a difference.

Full Story from Edge Boston

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WA: Senate Vote on Marriage Equality Bill Expected Wednesday

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Same-sex marriage advocates in Washington State are bracing for a tough battle Wednesday as the Senate faces a floor vote on the governor-backed bill to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples there.

The Senate Government Operations, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee approved the bill on a narrow 4-3 vote on Thursday. An amendment that would have required sending the law to voters via ballot measure was defeated, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Supporters of the bill believe they have the 25 votes needed to pass the legislation (HB 2516 & SB 6239), but because of the slim majority in support, anything that takes even one “yes” vote away from the bill before Wednesday would jeopardize its future.

Full Story from The Washington Blade

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NH: Marriage Equality Repeal Vote Wednesday

Monday, January 30th, 2012

NOM is very excited about Wednesday’s vote:

For more than two years, we’ve been working towards this moment. Thanks to your hard work and dedication, a majority in both houses now supports marriage and we are optimistic about next Wednesday’s vote. But Governor Lynch has already made it crystal clear that he plans to veto the bill–meaning it will take a 2/3 majority to override his veto. That’s why it’s imperative that everyone makes calls right now on behalf of marriage and HB437!

Full Story from Joe.My.God

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ME: Marriage Equality Group to Go to Ballot in November

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Marriage equality advocates in Maine have collected the 100,000 signatures necessary to bring the issue back to the ballot in November and announced their decision to do so Thursday, the Associated Press reports.

State lawmakers had passed a marriage bill signed into law by Gov. John Baldacci in June of 2009, but voters narrowly overturned the law a few months later.

Via AP:

EqualityMaine, Maine Civil Liberties Union and the Maine Women’s Lobby will announce Thursday whether they plan to deliver the petitions and carry through with a referendum. National gay-rights leaders, for their part, anticipate that a gay marriage campaign will be launched.

Full Story From The Advocate

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NH: Marriage Equality Repeal Vote Delayed

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

State Rep. Laura Pantelakos, D-Portsmouth, was ready to vote today to oppose a repeal of the state’s same-sex marriage law. The issue was not on the House calendar, but lawmakers expected to cast their votes, she said.

But Republican House leaders have delayed the vote on gay marriage, House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt, R-Salem, said yesterday. “The legislation will not be considered for a floor vote until February,” Bettencourt said in an email.

“We must deal with some critical financial and economic-related legislation first, as well as legislative redistricting, prior to any discussion of gay marriage,” he said. “It’s critical to keep to keep legislative priorities in their proper order.”

Full Story from The Eagle-Tribune