Dec 13, 2007 10:45 am US/Eastern
Fla. Gay Marriage Amendment May Reach The Polls
Sponsors Of Amendment Claim Enough Signatures To Put Issue On Nov. 2008 Ballot
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) ―
Florida voters may get to vote on whether or not to ban gay marriage in the state.
Sponsors of a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Florida say they now have enough signatures to get on the November 2008 ballot.
The proposal that defines marriage as "the legal union of only one man and one woman" was offered by a coalition called Florida4Marriage.org. It needed 611,009 signatures from registered voters to go on the ballot.
Liberty Counsel, which advocates for religious civil liberties, announced in a news release that the proposal had met the signature requirement.
That's the last step to get on the ballot as the Florida Supreme Court already has ruled the proposal meets basic requirements of focusing only on one subject and offering voters a clear and accurate summary of what it would do.
The proposal will need a 60 percent majority at the polls to become part of the Florida Constitution.
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