Prop 8 Voters Are Confused On What Yes And No Means

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Prop 8 Voters Are Confused On What Yes And No Means

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Autumn Sandeen
Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 17:00:00 PM EDT

The LA Times is reporting that In the fight over Prop. 8, confusion reigns: Some voters are uncertain whether yes means no or no means yes on the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage:

Speaking out recently against Proposition 8, the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown made an appeal for the importance of protecting the rights of same-sex couples. And then he urged his audience to vote yes on the proposition.

Brown misspoke. He intended to advocate a no vote. But he isn't alone in confusing which side is which. As election day nears, both supporters and opponents of Proposition 8 worry that voters will be confused by a choice that can seem counterintuitive: Voting no on the initiative means voting yes on gay marriage, while voting yes means gay marriage would be disallowed.