Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment May Drive North Carolina Toward Obama - Yahoo! News: "Swing state North Carolina is facing an unusual ballot choice in its Tuesday primary. Called Proposition One, the constitutional amendment says "Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state." But not only does North Carolina already have a law forbidding same-sex marriages, if the amendment passes it could have some unintended consequences, like a Barack Obama victory for the state.
Polls show voters in favor of Proposition One
But -- as is often the case with constitutional amendments -- only if they don't know what it actually does. A survey by Public Policy Polling shows 58 percent of North Carolinans in favor of the amendment and 38 percent opposed, but those numbers change to 41 percent in favor and 42 percent opposed when they are told how it would ban civil unions also. North Carolina does not currently allow civil unions, but 51 percent of voters are in favor of legalizing either civil unions or gay marriage."
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