Proposed amendment would reinstate same-sex marriages | MyDesert.com | The Desert Sun

Proposed amendment would reinstate same-sex marriages | MyDesert.com | The Desert Sun

Nicole C. Brambila • The Desert Sun • March 20, 2009


Gay advocates can begin circulating a proposed amendment allowing same-sex marriage, according to the Secretary of State’s office.
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Charles Lowe, the proponent of the measure could not be immediately reached for comment.

Lowe’s proposed amendment would reinstate the right of same-sex couples to marry clarifying that the measure is not intended to change school curriculum or require clergy to perform marriages inconsistent with his or her faith.

The measure’s proponents must collect signatures of 694,354 registered voters, or 8 percent of the total votes cast in the 2006 gubernatorial election, to qualify for the June 8, 2010 ballot. The proponents have 150 days to circulate petitions.

This marks the second proposed amendment for same-sex marriage in 10 days. Proponents of the first initiative that begin collecting signatures earlier this month want to substitute “marriage” in California law with the term “domestic partnership.”