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coalition developing structure for 2010 prop 8 repeal effort
Thursday, 03 September 2009 19:18

 

From Bay Area Reporter

Marriage equality advocates from across the state hoping to repeal Proposition 8 in 2010 met last weekend in San Francisco to adopt a structure for a statewide signature gathering campaign and elect an interim leadership team to develop a political action committee.

Opponents of Prop 8, which California's voters passed in November to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in the state, are split over whether to try to repeal the measure in 2010, or wait until 2012, when many feel chances of ending the ban would be better.

After Equality California, the state's largest LGBT rights group, recommended returning to the ballot in 2012, several grassroots groups that favor repealing Prop 8 in 2010 said they would proceed with that effort.

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