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O'Malley To Sign Same-Sex Marriage Bill
The measure will make Maryland the eighth state to legalize gay marriage.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, center, greets supporters and members of the House of Delegates after the House passed a gay marriage bill in Annapolis, Md., Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
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Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to sign Maryland's same-sex marriage bill Thursday, the Washington Post reported, and many of the bill's supporters expect the issue to go to referendum in November.
O'Malley has supported the bill throughout the legislative session, and it lands on his desk after clearing the House and Senate.
However, opponents of the bill will likely take the issue to a referendum, and an October poll found that Marylanders were about evenly split on same-sex marriage.
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Alan James
10:29 pm on Thursday, March 1, 2012
hi there
Sam R
12:00 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
It's amazing, but I had to find out here: http://tothecenter.com/2012/03/maryland-signs-same-sex-marriage-bill/. This really isn't getting as much attention as New York's was. Shame, but good for marriage equality.