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Missouri's Supreme Court rules on the timing of a statewide vote to constitutionally ban gay marriage.
Josh Hinkle reports.
In a 6-1 decision, the court ruled the Secretary of State must take all necesaary actions to place the same-sex marriage ban on the August 3rd ballot.
Spence Jackson with the secretary's office says the court's decision leaves election officials no time to prepare the ballot.
The court said the Secretary of State was correct in not placing the proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot until he received the original document... but the Attorney General's effort to force the Secretary to do so was premature.
From the state capital, I'm Josh Hinkle.
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A proposed constiutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage will appear on Missouri's August ballot.
Josh Hinkle reports.
In a 6-1 decision, the court said Secretary of State Matt Blunt must take all necessary steps to insure the proposed amendment ends up on the August ballot.
Blunt's communications director Spence Jackson says the court's decision leaves election officials in a time crunch to prepare the ballot.
The court said it has the authority to make changes in the ballot until six weeks before the election... dampening Blunt's argument that election officials need 10 weeks to prepare the ballot.
From the state capital, I'm Josh Hinkle.
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The proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage will appear on Missouri's August ballot.
Josh Hinkle reports.
The state Supreme Court ruled that the Secretary of State must take all necessary steps to place the proposed amendment on the August ballot.
Doug Gray with Missouri's gay rights group--PROMO--said, while an August vote may help defeat the proposal, he believes Missourians will make the best choice.
A November vote could've drawn more conservative voters to the polls.
An August vote would diffuse any advantage, because political sides are not pitted against each other.
From the state capital, I'm Josh Hinkle.
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The state Supreme Court hands down its ruling in the timing of a vote to ban gay marriage in Missouri
Josh Hinkle reports.
In a 6-1 decision, the court said Secretary of State Matt Blunt must insure the proposed amendment to ban gay marriage goes on the August 3rd ballot.
Doug Gray of Missouri's gay rights group--PROMO--says Blunt's initial refusal to start paperwork for an August election was simply a political move.
Gray says an August vote would bring both Democrats and Republicans out... and that Missourians will not vote to add discrimination to the state's constitution.