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AZ Ballot Will Describe Prop 102 With Legally Accurate Language

Thanks to a deal between Secretary of State Jan Brewer and Attourney General Terry Goddard, the November ballot describing Prop 102, Arizona’s latest anti-marriage amendment, will remind voters that Arizona law already bans same-sex marriage. This clarification is especially important this year with all the attention being given to California, where same-sex marriage is currently available. Not only is there intense national attention on California, but a large portion of Arizonans live in California media markets.

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Similar language was placed on the ballot for a previous anti-marriage amendment in 2006. That amendment was defeated by nearly 3.6%, making Arizona the only state in the union to have turned back an attempt to further ban same-sex marriage in the constitution.

Ah, but then there's this:

Goddard, in turn, agreed to wording which informs those going to the polls that voting against Proposition 102 would leave Arizona with only a statute -- and without a constitutional amendment defining marriage.