New Mexico's public vote on marriage equality blocked
The Deming Headlight
2 months 4 weeks ago
Two Democrats and five Republicans united Thursday to block a bill that would have allowed a public vote on gay marriage in New Mexico. The proposal failed 7-4 in the House Voters and Elections Committee. Democratic Reps. Mary Helen Garcia of Las Cruces and Debbie Rodella of Espanola joined with the committee's five Republicans to stop the initiative.