House to take up constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage
March 4, 2004, 4:46 PM
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan House will vote next week on a measure that would allow voters to decide this fall whether to change the state constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman, House Speaker Rick Johnson said Thursday.
The vote is expected to be close. Some are questioning whether the House has enough votes to eventually get the measure on the Nov. 2 ballot where a majority of voters would have to approve it to be added to the constitution.