Posts Tagged ‘referendum’
No gay marriage referendum
‘Buchanan’s Boyfriend’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
The D.C. Superior Court has ruled that the Elections & Ethics board acted correctly when it refused to allow a referendum on D.C.’s recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states[pdf].
It was just over two weeks ago that the DCBOEE announced that the efforts to put forth a referendum on the [...]
Gay Marriage Referendum Goes to Court
‘Capital Pride Parade’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
WAPO reports that the authors of the recent Gay Marriage Referendum are taking their cause to court, asking judges to overturn the Board of Elections and Ethics’ Monday decision to block the proposal. The Board ruled that the Referendum, designed to annul the City Council’s decision to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, was in violation of [...]
Does the Referendum Rejection Even Mean Anything?
‘Activists Grandmothers’
courtesy of ‘Poldavo (Alex)’
Did the Board of Elections and Ethics kill the gay marriage debate in DC by ruling against “The Referendum Concerning the Jury and Marriage Amendment Act?” Hardly. It codified DC’s position on defining marriage and headed off the marriage-opponents’ major strategy, but it didn’t come near to ending the debate. After unpacking the [...]
Referendum Hearing Set
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
As a follow-up to Tom’s Daily Feed and my Feature: WaPo reports that the DC Board of Elections has set a June 10 date for a hearing on the proposed marriage referendum that was filed earlier this week. The Board is said to be expediting the application process in order to give pro-referendum groups enough time [...]
