Marriage measures will be on the ballot in Arizona, California and Florida. The broad Florida proposal would ban any sort of legal recognition for couples, except male-female marriage. To pass, it must get 60 percent of the vote.
California, where same-sex couples have been marrying since June 16, is the first state where voters will be asked whether to take marriage rights away from gay couples.
Two years ago, Arizona became the first to defeat a ballot measure that included a gay marriage ban. But that sweeping proposal, similar to the one up now in Florida, would also have banned domestic partner protections, even for heterosexuals.
This year, Arizonans will be voting solely on gay marriage. That distinction hints at the challenges — and opportunities — ahead for activists determined to change hearts before Election Day.
Will voters in California or Arizona become the first to turn down an anti-gay amendment limited to marriage? California looks especially promising.
In Arizona, a Cronkite/Eight poll in February found voters supporting an amendment by 49-40 percent. A whopping 11 percent were undecided.
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