Sponsors of marriage ban won't further challenge ballot title
Qnews Aug 11 08Source: San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO -- After two courts rejected their complaints about the state's official description of Proposition 8, backers of the measure said they won't appeal to the Supreme Court. The measure on the November ballot will appear with text stating that it would eliminate same-sex couples' right to marry in California. Sponsors of the measure argued that the title and summary drafted by Attorney General Jerry Brown were argumentative and designed to encourage voters to oppose Prop. 8. But a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Brown's. Full story...
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