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Aug 7, 2008 6:35 pm US/Pacific

Calif. Gay Marriage Foes Challenge Ballot Wording

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― A Sacramento judge is considering whether to order state officials to rewrite the ballot summary describing Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban on the November ballot.

The initiative's supporters contend the title and summary written by Attorney General Jerry Brown are argumentative and could prejudice voters. They say he should be required to submit a more neutral statement.

Brown says the title and summary accurately summarizes the proposition by saying it would eliminate the right of gay couples to marry.

He changed title and summary after the state Supreme Court in May overturned California's voter-approved ban on gay marriage.

The previous title said the initiative would impose a "limit on marriage" by saying only unions between men and women are valid in California. Brown's new title says Proposition 8 would eliminate "the right" of same-
sex couples to marry.

After Thursday's hearing, Judge Timothy Frawley said he will issue a decision Friday.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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