May 31st, 2012 by WCBC Radio
Opponents of Maryland’s same-sex marriage law this week have delivered more than twice the number of signatures needed to put a referendum on the law on November’s ballot. Activists say they submitted 113,000 signatures on petitions on Tuesday — double the 55,736 needed to put the issue on the ballot. The state has 20 days to verify signatures. Maryland’s law legalizing same-sex marriage does not go into effect until January, leaving time to put the measure on the ballot for voters to decide. Opponents were required to submit 18,579 signatures by Thursday to petition a law to referendum and had until June 30 to submit the remainder. Reverend Derek McCoy, executive director of the Maryland Marriage Alliance, says that although recent polls show 57% of Marylander’s support same sex marriage- he believes the strength of the petition drive proves otherwise…
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