>New Jersey voters want referendum on gay marriage—poll
A majority of New Jersey voters say same-sex marriage should be decided by popular referendum – something Republican Governor Chris Christie has suggested, but Democratic leaders have pointedly refused to do – a poll released on Tuesday said.
Fifty-four percent of New Jersey voters said same-sex couples should be allowed to wed. By about the same margin, voters also thought the issue should be placed on a ballot, according to a survey by the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University.
New Jersey’s Democratic leadership, which controls both houses of the legislature, has made gay marriage a top priority this session, saying the state’s civil union law does not adequately protect same-sex couples. (Honan, Reuters)
