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W.Va. group wants ban on same-sex marriage on ballot

June 02, 2008 @ 06:45 PM

Herald-Dispatch.com

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ A family group says recent court rulings pertaining to same-sex marriages are threatening West Virginia's Defense of Marriage Act.

To protect the 8-year-old law, the West Virginia Family Foundation wants Gov. Joe Manchin to call a special session so lawmakers can approve a resolution to let voters decide if a ban on same-sex marriage should become part of West Virginia's Constitution.

Foundation president Kevin McCoy says rulings in California and New York threaten West Virginia's law. West Virginia's law bans same-sex marriage and says the state won't recognize such marriages performed in another state.

Manchin spokeswoman Lara Ramsburg says the governor believes the group's proposal is better suited for a regular session, rather than a special session.