ARIZ. GOVERNOR PUSHES FOR MARRIAGE AMENDMENT VOTE IN '05; STRATEGERY ENSUES: From the Arizona Republic

Gov. Janet Napolitano is challenging legislators eager for a state constitutional ban on gay marriages to let voters decide this year rather than wait for the November 2006 election.

Napolitano's idea, which would require a special election in 2005, will inject a new twist into a divisive debate that is sure to resonate at the Capitol during the legislative session that starts Monday.

In November, conservative social activists and key lawmakers said they would pursue a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages in Arizona. The popular thinking in Republican circles is to put the measure on the 2006 ballot, which includes the election for governor, a U.S. Senate seat and every statewide office.

Republicans quickly chastised Napolitano's move as a political ploy to keep a gay marriage referendum off the 2006 ballot because it could bring more conservative voters to the polls.

more
posted by Eve at 6:19 PM | Link |

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home