DC Elections Board Likely to Ruie on Gay Marriage Referrendum This Week

The Washington D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics is expected to rule this week on whether to allow a gay marriage question to go before voters. At a packed meeting last week, the board heard testimony on whether a referendum aimed at repealing a bill that recognizes gay marriages performed in other states and countries can move forward. City Council members approved the law in a 12 to 1 vote last month, with former Mayor Marion Barry the lone dissenter, and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, a Democrat, signed the bill. But because laws passed by the District are subject to a 30-day review period by the U.S. Congress, the bill won't become law until after the review period expires or Congress acts. Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican, has introduced a bill that would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman in the District of Columbia. Full Story from On Top Magazine

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