Sep 18, 2008 9:35 am US/Pacific
Support Wanes For Gay Marriage Ban
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Same-sex couple Ariel Owens and his spouse Joseph Barham walk arm in arm after they were married at San Francisco City Hall June 17, 2008, in San Francisco.
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A new poll is showing that a ballot initiative seeking to outlaw same-sex marriage in California lost support among voters after the state attorney general revised the wording of the initiative.
A Field Poll of 830 likely voters found that the share of the electorate backing Proposition 8 fell during the last two months, with 38 percent of those surveyed saying they intend to vote for the measure, compared to 42 percent in early July.
The drop in support follows state Attorney General Jerry Brown's decision in July to change the proposed amendment's phrasing.
The updated wording states that same-sex marriage is now legal in the state, and that the measure would rescind gay couples' newly won right to wed.
The poll also found that opposition to Proposition 8 increased during the same period.
A majority of the likely voters -- 55 percent -- said they would vote against the same-sex marriage ban, compared to the 51 percent who opposed the initiative in a July poll.
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