Monday, July 03, 2006

Anti-gay marriage amendment may not make it to Illinois ballot

The Illinois State Board of Elections random check of petitions supporting an anti-gay marriage amendment to the Illinois constitution has discovered that there may not be enough valid signatures on the documents for the measure to make it on the Illinois ballot.

Illinois law already bans same-sex marriage, but the Illinois Family Institute, the catalyst behind the Illinois petition drive, is fearful that the law could be ruled unconstitutional.

Whether the amendment proposal makes it on the Illinois ballot shouldn't effect the increasingly interesting Illinois governor's race: The incumbent, Democrat Rod Blagojevich, and his Republican challenger, State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, both oppose gay marriage but support civil unions between gay couples.

Either way the Illinois Family Institute will try to get involved in the campaign process some way. During the spring primary season, the IFI was involved in a vile smear campaign against Topinka because of her views on civil unions and her appearances at the Chicago Gay Pride Parade.

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