Thursday, February 2, 2012

Washington State Senate passes gay marriage bill

By a comfortable margin of 28 to 21, the State Senate of Washington passed a marriage equality bill tonight, which assures that it will become law.   It has wider support in the House and should pass there quickly.  The governor actually introduced the bill herself and will definitely sign it.

Opponents have pledged to repeal it in a voter referendum, which will require a petition with over 120,000 signature to get it on the November ballot.  If they fail to get enough signers by June 6th, the law goes into effect then.   If the petition effort is successful, then it must wait for a decision by the voters in November;  it will become law only if voters defeat the referendum.

Ralph

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