Dear North Carolina voters:

I do not think voting for Amendment One is a good idea, or the right one. Marriage is not about whom it is between. It is about a binding contract of mutual love and respect that can be made by any two people, no matter their gender. North Carolina’s gay population deserves the right to marriage too, and I hope you will respect that. Read the full story

Download a sample ballot for your precinct from the MeckBOE.org website.

Early voting for the May 8 primary elections in Mecklenburg County expands this week to Cornelius Town Hall, the Huntersville library and other public buildings around the county.

Voters may cast ballots in contests for the Republican nominations for the 9th Congressional District and state Senate, Democratic and Republican nominations for Mecklenburg County Commission at-large seats, and a Democratic primary in Mecklenburg County Commission District 1, which includes north Mecklenburg. At the top of the ballot are Presidential primaries for the Libertarian and Republican parties. Also on the ballot is a proposal to amend the N.C. Constitution to define marriage as being between only a man and a woman.
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Six out of 10 people in North Carolina would oppose an amendment to the state constitution that prevents any same-sex marriages, domestic partnerships or civil unions, the latest Elon University Poll shows. Thirty-two percent of state residents would support an amendment, according to the poll. Read the full story

Local Unitarian Universalists organized a rally on the Davidson Village Green Saturday, March 24, against Amendment One, which would revise the N.C. Constitution to prohibit gay marriage. We spoke to rally organizers and participants.

RELATED STORY: March 24, 2012, “Rally speakers say Amendment One would treat gays, lesbians unfairly.”

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Speakers addressed the crowd at Saturday's rally against Amendment One. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
CorneliusNews.net

DAVIDSON - “Do we, or do we not, treat people equally under the law?” the Rev. Amy Brooks asked a crowd of about 70 people Saturday on the Davidson Village Green. That’s a central question to opponents of the proposed Amendment One, which is up for a vote on the May primary ballot and would add a ban on gay marriage to the N.C. Constitution.

The Rev. Brooks, of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lake Norman, was speaking during a rally against the proposed amendment. She said the proposed amendment treats gays and lesbians unfairly and also could harm children and families.

UPDATED! Watch a video report from Saturday’s rally.
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