Gay Marriage Ban Short Of Signatures (Florida)

[The Straight Story]

Gay Marriage Ban Short Of Signatures
Sponsors Have 2 Weeks To Reach Goal


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A gay marriage ban and several other citizen initiatives were short the signatures needed to get on the November ballot as of Monday with just two weeks left before a petition-gathering deadline.

Sponsors of the gay marriage ban a month ago announced they had met the 611,009 signature requirement. But revised numbers issued by the state showed the proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution is still 21,989 signatures short.

Department of State spokesman Sterling Ivey said that's because Miami-Dade County election officials last week discovered they had submitted duplicate signature reports.

Also still short is a proposal being fought by construction, real estate and other business interests that would require voter approval for changes in comprehensive plans, which opponents say would stifle Florida's growth.

http://www.local6.com/news/15047311/detail.html

[xchrom]

1. aw -- i feel their pain. -- not.

[Divine Discontent]

2. so...

are 25000 'misplaced' signatures going to come out of nowhere to secure this bullshit on the ballot?

I really don't like FL...