The California Supreme Court declined Wednesday to take an anti-gay marriage initiative off the November ballot.
Opponents of Proposition 8 had sued, hoping to remove it on a technicality. The court denied the petition without comment.
The measure defines marriage as being between a man and a woman.
"Even the court that found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage wouldn't back our opponents' effort to take away our right to vote," is how Brian Brown, executive director
of the National Organization for Marriage, California described the ruling in an e-mail to supporters. "The people of California will have the final say on marriage."
Proponents of the suit, including the American Civil Liberties Union and gay-rights groups, issued a statement saying they were "disappointed."
"Californians do not want their Constitution to single out people to be treated differently. We are confident they will vote NO in November to make sure everyone is treated equally under the law."
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