A campaign has been launched in Arizona to put marriage equality before the voters in 2014, Echo reports:
But first, the effort would need to collect at least 259,213 signatures of voters registered in Arizona to put the issue on the ballot in the Nov. 4, 2014, general election. To launch the effort, the initiative was filed with the Arizona Secretary of State's office on June 17.
Warren Meyer, a Phoenix small business owner, Libertarian blogger and
author, and Erin Ogletree Simpson, a retired Tucson lawyer and chair of
the Arizona Log Cabin Republicans, are spearheading the campaign in
anticipation that the Supreme Court will return the issue of marriage
equality to the states, Echo adds:
Meyer and Ogletree Simpson said their
goal is to gather at least 400,000 to ensure that their proposal
qualifies for the ballot. They said signatures will be gathered by
volunteer and paid workers.
The initiative would alter the language of an amendment to the state Constitution approved by voters in 2008, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. The new language would define marriage as between two people.
The initiative also proposes adding a paragraph that says religious organizations would not be required to officiate any particular marriage — language that the initiative's supporters said protects religious freedoms.
The initiative would alter the language of an amendment to the state Constitution approved by voters in 2008, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. The new language would define marriage as between two people.
The initiative also proposes adding a paragraph that says religious organizations would not be required to officiate any particular marriage — language that the initiative's supporters said protects religious freedoms.
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