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posted Friday, May 4, 2012 - Volume 40 Issue 18 N.C. to add marriage amendment to its constitutionBy Lynn Bonner and Jay Price RALEIGH - North Carolina has become the 31st state to add an amendment on marriage to its constitution, with voters banning same-sex marriage and barring legal recognition of unmarried couples by state and local governments. North Carolina is the last state in the South to add such an amendment, and supporters hoped for a resounding victory. Incomplete returns show the amendment up 61.05 percent to 38.95 percent. Primary turnout was heavy. Though there were many other races on the ballot, including primaries for statewide offices and congressional seats, the amendment appeared to drive much of the political discussion. Marriage rights for gay couples has been a topic of national debate this year, and North Carolinas amendment and the campaigns for and against it drew international attention. North Carolinians think of the state as progressive, but thats within the context of the rest of the South, said Andrew Taylor, a political scientist at N.C. State University. 'This is a socially conservative state,' he said. Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/08/2052643/marriage-amendment-latest-results.html |
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