Tuesday is the day that we’ve all been waiting for: Election Day. The day that America gets to choose which vastly different path we would like to go down for the next four years. But regardless of who you vote for, four states will also have the option to vote for LGBT rights, specifically, marriage equality.
In Maine, Washington and Maryland, residents will be voting on whether to legally recognize same-sex marriage. Maine was one of the first states to push equality through legislation three years ago, but was sadly defeated when voters rejected the bill. Thanks to a hard push of pro-equality activists, it’s back on the ballot box for another chance.
We most recently watched how bills soared through the Washington and Maryland House and Senate earlier this year, and were eagerly signed into to law by their respective governors. But that victory was short-lived when the opposition gathered enough signatures to revoke the legislation, sending it to the public vote instead. After months of celebrity, corporate and political endorsement, including our sitting President, same-sex marriage has a good chance at coming out on top.
Meanwhile, the fourth and final state, Minnesota, will be voting on whether to add a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage to their already existing law.
In all states, and the nation over, polls show that marriage equality is favored. However, it has not yet won a single contest through a ballot referendum. Perhaps this is the year that changes, four times over.
If you are in these four states, regardless of which president you choose, the LGBT community and its straight allies urge you to vote in support of equality, fairness and basic human rights.
If you are in Maine: Vote YES on 1, Marriage for all families
If you are in Maryland: Vote FOR Question 6, Marriage Equality and Fairness
If you are in Minnesota: Vote NO, Don’t Limit the Freedom to Marry
If you are in Washington: Vote to APPROVE R74
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