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Source: Arizona Capitol Times , Arizona Republic , Arizona Daily Star A proposal to amend the Arizona Constitution to say that marriage is only the union between a man and a woman will be on the ballot this November. But a Democrat who tried to stop the measure in the Arizona Senate charged in an ethics...

Source: Arizona Daily Sun , Arizona Daily Star , Arizona Capitol Times PHOENIX -- Efforts to put a question on the November ballot asking voters to constitutionally deny equal marriage rights to same-sex couples overcame a major roadblock Monday -- passing through a closely divided state House on a 33...

Source: Yuma Sun , Associated Press via Tucson Citizen PHOENIX - Foes of gay marriage won a crucial victory Tuesday in the Arizona House. Without comment, lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a bill reviving a measure that would constitutionally define marriage as solely between one man and one woman...

Source: East Valley Tribune State lawmakers are going to get another chance to decide whether voters should have a chance to ban gay marriage. By a 6-4 margin, the House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to constitutionally define marriage in Arizona as being solely between one man and one woman. SCR1042...

Source: Arizona Star , Arizona Sun , Associated Press via KVOA An effort to amend the Arizona constitution to ban same-sex marriage was derailed Thursday in the state Legislature, dealing a shocking defeat to anti-gay activists and legislators who thought a November vote on the issue was assured. Qnews...

Source: Arizona Star , Associated Press A renewed effort to strengthen the existing state ban on gay marriage is pressuring Arizona politicians to take an election-year stand on a subject some might rather avoid. Despite the reluctance of some to address the issue, the proposed ballot measure to impose...

Source: Arizona Republic , Associated Press , and Tucson Citizen Phoenix -- Voters may be asked to ban gay marriage in Arizona . . . again. The Republican leaders of both the House and the Senate introduced measures Monday to place a constitutional amendment on the fall ballot that defines marriage as...