Proponents of a measure to ban same sex marriage in California say they probably won't gather enough signatures to put the issue on next June's ballot. The measure would need nearly 600,000 signatures by next Tuesday to qualify for the June Primary. KPBS Reporter Kenny Goldberg has the story.
In addition to banning same sex marriages, the measure would outlaw domestic partner benefits.
Proponents say their efforts were hampered by last month's special election, and by the attempt to rally conservatives to pass a measure that would have amended California's abortion laws.
Fernando Lopez is with the civil rights group Equality California. He says a ban on same-sex marriage has no place on the ballot.
Lopez: "Something like the ability to love and dictating who can get married, that's a very personal choice that people make in their lives. And it's not up to the majority to tell the minority how they can do that."
Earlier this year the state legislature passed a bill that would have legalized same sex marriages but the governor vetoed it.
Kenny Goldberg, KPBS News.
