July 17, 2007

Defining marriage

The sponsors of two marriage-related ballot measures have been given the green light to begin ciculating petitions for signatures, according to the secretary of state. One is a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union of one man and one woman, a proposal that appears to be a backstop in case the courts rule that the current ban on gay marriage violates the state constitution. The other measure also defines marriage in the same way but goes further, banning marriage-style rights for domestic partners. To qualify, both measures need to collect about 694,000 valid signatures by Dec. 26.

Posted by dweintraub on July 17, 2007 3:33 PM