North Carolina

UPDATED: North Carolina House Passes Ballot Initiative To Ban Gay Marriage

Jillian Rayfield | September 13, 2011, 10:45AM

Protestors gather at a National Organization for Marriage rally in St. Paul Minnesota on July 28, 2010.

Updated, September 13, 1:30PM : The state Senate has passed the measure by a vote of 30-16, meaning that it will be taken up by voters in the May primary.

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The North Carolina House has passed a measure that would bring a ballot initiative in 2012 to ban gay marriage in the state's constitution.

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North Carolina

North Carolina Debating Ballot Initiative To Ban Gay Marriage

Jillian Rayfield | September 12, 2011, 12:47PM

Protestors gather at a National Organization for Marriage rally in St. Paul Minnesota on July 28, 2010.

The Republican-led North Carolina legislature is convening this week to debate whether to put a constitutional ban on gay marriage on the 2012 ballot.

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