FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2010
CONTACT:
Elizabeth Ray (x130) or Mary Beth Hutchins (x105), at 703-683-5004
National Organization for Marriage:
New Hampshire Voters WANT a Vote ON Marriage
(Washington, DC) - Yesterday, for the first time, voters in many towns across New Hampshire at annual town meetings had a chance to vote on a nonbinding resolution calling for a statewide vote of the people to decide the future of gay marriage. As the Eagle Tribune headline put it, “New Hampshire Voters Want a Say on Gay Marriage.” The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) executive director Brian Brown congratulated Rep. David Bates and the Cornerstone Policy Institute for their leadership.
“This vote confirms that left-wing politicians who voted for gay marriage were radically out of touch with the people of New Hampshire. Gov. Lynch and other Democrats in New Hampshire will pay a price this November if they continue to impose their own values and ignore the wishes of the people of New Hampshire on marriage,” said Brown.
According to coverage in the Union Leader and the Concord Monitor (which covers only some of the towns which voted yesterday), at least 17 towns approved the resolution by large margins calling for a vote on a state marriage amendment, with just five small downs voting “nay.”
According to the Eagle Tribune, “most Southern New Hampshire voters want a binding statewide vote on the definition of marriage.
Voters in Danville, Hampstead, Kingston, Londonderry, Newton, Pelham, Plaistow, Sandown and Windham all approved citizen's petition warrant articles yesterday, asking voters if they want to vote on a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman.
Rep. David Bates, R-Windham, who spearheaded the citizen's petition drive, said late yesterday he had received voting results from half of the towns in the state that had the definition of marriage proposal on the ballot. All but five small towns had approved the measure, he said.”
More Information:
To schedule an interview with Brian Brown, executive director, or Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, please contact Elizabeth Ray (x130), eray@crcpublicrelations.com or Mary Beth Hutchins (x105), mhutchins@crcpublicrelations.com, at 703-683-5004.
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