Georgia To Appeal Same-Sex Ruling
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ATLANTA – Georgia will appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down its voter-approved ban on gay marriage, and the governor said yesterday that he will call a special legislative session if the state Supreme Court doesn’t rule on the issue soon.
“I think the people spoke overwhelmingly. I think the people of Georgia knew exactly what they were voting for,” Governor Perdue, a Republican, said.
The constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage was approved by 76% of the state’s voters in November 2004. On Tuesday, however, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Constance Russell ruled the measure violated the Georgia Constitution’s single-subject rules for ballot questions.
