Gay Marriage Foes to Challenge DC Election Board Decision on Gay Marriage Vote

The group behind an unsuccessful effort to get the D.C. elections board to put the issue of same-sex marriage to a referendum plans to challenge the board's decision in D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday. Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, who led the referendum effort in the District, said proponents plan to request a hearing with the D.C. Superior Court. According to D.C. law, the group has 10 days to challenge the elections board's decision in court. "We want to make sure the people get a vote. That's why were appealing it," Mr. Jackson said. "The people of the District of Columbia need to be heard." Full Story from the Washington Times

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