Wisconsin: Same-sex marriage goes to voters
Measure to define marriage as being between man, woman will be on Nov. 7 ballot
By STACY FORSTER
Posted: Feb. 28, 2006

Madison - The state Assembly on Tuesday put the final legislative stamp on a constitutional amendment that would bar same-sex marriages in Wisconsin, sending it to voters in a statewide referendum in November.

The Assembly voted 62-31 to approve the Republican-sponsored amendment.

Now, it goes on the ballot for the Nov. 7 election, in which Democratic incumbents Gov. Jim Doyle and Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager are up for re-election.

With a wide margin of support expected, the final step for the amendment was all but a done deal by the time lawmakers took the floor late Tuesday afternoon. Groups that have mobilized to back or oppose the bill were already looking past the final vote toward the campaign that kicks off today. The rest