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	Support for Dueling Colorado Gay Amendments Remains High 365Gay.com October 30, 2006 http://365gay.com/Newscon06/10/102906coloardo.htm (Denver, Colorado) With just over a week before voters go to the polls a new public opinion survey suggests that both a proposed amendment to the Colorado state constitution to bar gay marriage and one that would create a domestic partner registry will gain approval. The survey, by Mason-Dixon Polling for the Denver Post, shows the conflict the general public has to the word "marriage". On the one hand voters say they believe same-sex couples should have the same rights as opposite-sex married couples have but at the same time they do not want to call it marriage. Last week the conflict was evident in New Jersey where the state Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples must be accorded all of the rights and privileges of marriage but left it to the legislature to determine how to do that. (story) The Colorado poll of 625 registered voters was taken from Oct. 24 to 26 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. On the issue of banning gay marriage, 51 percent of those surveyed said they would vote for the amendment with 43 percent against. At the same time, 47 percent said they would support the plan to permit domestic partnerships with 42 percent opposed. The new poll is similar to one released a month ago and indicates voters have largely made up their minds. The domestic partner registry was approved by the legislature earlier this year. Called Proposition I, it would give same-sex couples many of the rights of marriage. The ban on same-sex marriage was the result of a so-called citizens initiative put forward by the conservative Coloradans for Marriage a group associated with Focus on the Family, the Colorado Springs group that fights LGBT issues across the country. (story) In addition to Colorado, Arizona, South Dakota, Idaho, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin all have proposed amendments banning same-sex marriage. Recent polls in Virginia Wisconsin and Arizona show battles over the proposed amendments are too close to call.
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