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Article: NO ON GAY MARRIAGE BUT MANY SUPPORT ALLOWING CIVIL UNIONS.(FRONT)
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- The Capital Times
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- April 12, 2004
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Byline: David Callender The Capital Times
Support remains strong among Wisconsin residents for a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages, but there appears to be less support for an amendment that would also ban so-called civil unions, according to the latest Badger Poll.
Sixty-four percent of those surveyed said they favor an amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, but that support fell to 53 percent when respondents were asked if they would also exclude civil unions.
That distinction could prove critical if, or when, Wisconsin voters are asked to approve the proposed constitutional amendment lawmakers ...