Update: Arizona puts gay marriage ban on ballot again

Topix Gay News  Jun 28 08

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona voters will decide again in November whether to change the state's constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

A 16-4 vote by the state Senate on Friday night sends the gay marriage ban to the ballot. It had previously been approved by the House.

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