Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal a new law allowing same-sex marriage. With almost all precincts reporting, 53 percent voted to overturn the law and 47 percent voted to keep it. The bill was signed into law in May, but same-sex marriage opponents gathered more than the 55,000 signatures necessary to call for a public…
Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to overturn a law allowing same-sex marriage. The law was passed last May and signed by Gov. John E. Baldacci (D). Question 1 on the ballot is titled “An Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom.” The question reads: “Do you…
A bill to legalize marriage between two adults of the same sex was introduced Thursday in the Illinois Senate by State Senator Heather Steans. This marks the first time such a bill has been up for consideration in the Senate. SB2468, known as the Equal Marriage Act, would provide for state recognition of same-sex marriage,…