Senate OKs Ban on Same-Sex Marriages
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Lawmakers approved a ban on same-sex marriages, avoiding what was shaping up as a contentious referendum campaign on the issue in the fall. The Senate’s 24-10 tally came a day after the House voted, 106 to 39, for the ban. Gov. Angus King has said he would not veto the measure. Maine becomes the 18th state in the last year to ban same-sex marriages. Because the bill was initiated by a petition drive, a vote by the Legislature to kill it would have automatically triggered a referendum for November.
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