House votes to put gay marriage ban on the ballot

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House votes to put gay marriage ban on the ballot

by Staff
Published: May 22,2011
Time posted: 12:56 am
Tags: Denise Dittrich, Erin Murphy, gay marriage, John Kriesel, Kurt Zellers, Lyle Koenen, Rich Murray, Rod Hamilton, Steve Gottwalt, Steve Smith, Tim Kelly

After five hours of emotional debate, the House voted to place a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on the 2012 ballot. The amendment – which previously passed the state Senate on a largely party-line vote – passed off of the House floor on a 70-62 vote Saturday evening. Four Republicans voted against the amendment, with two DFLers crossing over to vote for the measure.

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