Steve Savicki
11-08-2006, 12:00 PM
http://community.livejournal.com/azjournal/1672120.html
Arizona stands alone against marriage ban
published Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Arizona on Tuesday became the first state ever to defeat a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage by popular vote, as returns showed the anti-gay proposal losing.
With nearly all precincts reporting, the ban was defeated, 52 percent to 48 percent.
Amendments to ban same-sex marriage won approval Tuesday in Idaho, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin, five of the eight states with the issue on the ballot.
Colorado voters were favoring the same-sex marriage ban by a 57 percent to 43 percent vote with 60 percent of precincts reporting. They also defeated a measure that would have created a domestic-partnership registry for unmarried couples, by a 55 percent to 45 percent vote.
In Idaho, 64 percent of voters condemned marriage equality.
South Carolina slammed same-sex marriage 78 percent to 22 percent, with nearly all votes counted.
Tennessee voters were favoring the marriage ban 80 percent to 20 percent, with 41 percent of precincts reporting.
In Virginia, with nearly all precincts reporting, the vote was 57 percent in favor of the ban Tuesday night.
Both AP and CNN called Wisconsin's marriage amendment very early in the evening. Despite hard work by labor unions and other gay allies, the marriage ban sailed through, by a surprising 59 percent to 41 percent.
But South Dakota put up a fight. With 85 percent of precincts reporting, the ban was ahead by four percentage points -- 52 to 48 percent. A ban on abortion was soundly defeated.
Though similar marriage amendments have passed in all 20 states that considered them, activists nursed hope that the streak might be broken this year, perhaps in Wisconsin or Arizona, where labor unions, civic groups and churches joined the equality cause.
Another Arizona measure that proposed a civics incentive -- it would award $1 million to a randomly selected voter in each general election -- was crushed.
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<center>I'm just glad we're the first to make a history in a positive direction.:) </center>
Arizona stands alone against marriage ban
published Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Arizona on Tuesday became the first state ever to defeat a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage by popular vote, as returns showed the anti-gay proposal losing.
With nearly all precincts reporting, the ban was defeated, 52 percent to 48 percent.
Amendments to ban same-sex marriage won approval Tuesday in Idaho, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin, five of the eight states with the issue on the ballot.
Colorado voters were favoring the same-sex marriage ban by a 57 percent to 43 percent vote with 60 percent of precincts reporting. They also defeated a measure that would have created a domestic-partnership registry for unmarried couples, by a 55 percent to 45 percent vote.
In Idaho, 64 percent of voters condemned marriage equality.
South Carolina slammed same-sex marriage 78 percent to 22 percent, with nearly all votes counted.
Tennessee voters were favoring the marriage ban 80 percent to 20 percent, with 41 percent of precincts reporting.
In Virginia, with nearly all precincts reporting, the vote was 57 percent in favor of the ban Tuesday night.
Both AP and CNN called Wisconsin's marriage amendment very early in the evening. Despite hard work by labor unions and other gay allies, the marriage ban sailed through, by a surprising 59 percent to 41 percent.
But South Dakota put up a fight. With 85 percent of precincts reporting, the ban was ahead by four percentage points -- 52 to 48 percent. A ban on abortion was soundly defeated.
Though similar marriage amendments have passed in all 20 states that considered them, activists nursed hope that the streak might be broken this year, perhaps in Wisconsin or Arizona, where labor unions, civic groups and churches joined the equality cause.
Another Arizona measure that proposed a civics incentive -- it would award $1 million to a randomly selected voter in each general election -- was crushed.
www.advocate.com
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<center>I'm just glad we're the first to make a history in a positive direction.:) </center>