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November 7, 2012

Same-Sex Marriage Backed by Voters in 4 States 
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Election Day also saw voters decide on a series of landmark ballot
initiatives to rewrite state laws. Advocates of marriage equality ended
Tuesday with four out of four victories, as voters legalized same-sex
marriage in Maine and Maryland, upheld same-sex marriage in Washington
state, and defeated a measure to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota.

 

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