A.G. OKs question to reinstate gay-marriage ban
Topix Gay News Aug 25 08
BOSTON-Attorney General Martha Coakley on Monday authorized a ballot question proposing to reinstate a nearly century old law barring out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts.
The so-called 1913 law was repealed by the Legislature in late June.
In her ruling, Coakley said the question's supporters, MassResistance, had met the necessary technical requirement for filing a ballot question. The group must now gather 33,000 signatures by the end of October to appear on the November 2010 ballot.
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