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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums*MY* state leaning toward becoming *1st* in USA to approve same-sex marriage on ballot
The Washington Post ?@washingtonpost
Maryland leaning toward becoming 1st state in USA to approve same-sex marriage on ballot: Poll - http://wapo.st/RJ1Dz4 #ssm
Taegan Goddard ?@politicalwire
Majority in Maryland now backs gay marriage question on November ballot... http://pwire.at/TwebWW
Lisa D
(1,532 posts)barnabas63
(1,214 posts)It's on the ballot in WA too!
Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)...Maryland is in the eastern time zone, so their polls will close 3 hrs ahead of ours here in Washington, which means that they may have official results before our polls even close. So both states could approve it on the same day, but Maryland would 'technically' be first.
As a Washingtonian I'm okay with second place if it means we have TWO states that have approved same sex marriage at the ballot box.
GO MARYLAND!! (and Washington, Maine and Minnesota too!)
barnabas63
(1,214 posts)Gah! You got me..ok...well the two states should be pretty close in passing this anyway. I believe it will pass in WA. Good luck!
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)Maine-ah
(9,902 posts)on the ballot here as well
Chan790
(20,176 posts)NoM can kiss my ass. Outspending the "Yes on 6" folks 10:1 and losing ground.
Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)I love that NoM is spending that much money and is losing ground. You guys rock!
R-74, the Washington measure to approve same sex marraige is ahead in the polls by 55%, and has been endorsed by pretty much every business & newspaper in the state. We know that NoM and their allies plan an ugly hatefilled media blitz the last couple of weeks, but I think we're prepared for it.
If Maryland and Washington both approve same sex marraige we'll have the rest of the country surrounded! They might as well surrender now! lmao
Viking12
(6,012 posts)dsc
(52,162 posts)Maine's polls close before yours.
bigtree
(85,996 posts)Orangepeel
(13,933 posts)BeeBee
(1,074 posts)Jennicut
(25,415 posts)It has been legal here in CT for some time but we had to do it through the legislature. To have it win by a vote means so much.
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)NOM managed to get it on the ballot as a referendum which stayed the law.
IVoteDFL
(417 posts)Here's to hoping Minnesota is the third... Something about those 'M' states
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)It's already against the law, but the conservatives want to raise the bar to make it harder to eventually change the law. I see more Vote NO signs, but I think the hate filled conservative are afraid to publicly identify their hate. It will be close, but hopefully we can avoid placing discrimination into our constitution.
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)hootinholler
(26,449 posts)The red part that is. Not many Romoney stickers and signs out here, but then again I'm on the purple edge. Now if we can unseat Roscoe Bartlett too, that would be good even though I think Delaney is a conservadem.
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)porphyrian
(18,530 posts)forestpath
(3,102 posts)Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)where it was done through the respective legislatures; first in VT and then in NH.
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)and Cuomo signed it.
A big for Maryland.
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)and good for the people of Maryland, but I'm still not a big fan of putting minority rights to a majority vote.
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)if the people of these states do vote and APPROVE it, it will shut up a lot of those Fundies. "The PEOPLE won't vote for this themselves"
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)I'm voting against Q-7 (more gambling casinos).
mainer
(12,022 posts)And as Maine goes...
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)rightsideout
(978 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)elleng
(130,908 posts)and I'll be voting EARLY to assure it!!!
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)If so, don't eliminate the possibility of a vote flip.