Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Proposed initiatives to repeal Prop. 8 in 2010

11/16/09 SF Chronicle Politics Blog:
No less than five initiatives have been cleared for takeoff by the Secretary of State's office. All five would repeal the current provision in California's Constitution that limits marriages to between a man and a woman; and they all include a clause that would exempt clergy persons from having to perform a marriage ceremony if it conflicts with their religious beliefs.
See the latest ballot update here.

11/16/09 Reuters:
"All eyes are on California now," said John Henning, executive director of Love Honor Cherish, a California gay rights group, and one of the leaders of an effort to gather a million signatures to place the measure on the November 2010 ballot in California.

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