Needing to turn in 18,579 valid petition signatures, those who support traditional marriage smashed previous records by submitting 113,505 signatures to the Maryland Board of Elections earlier today. It’s likely that enough will be valid to place the measure on the November ballot without the need to worry about the final June 30 deadline.
Citing an inclusive effort by both community organizations and faith-based entities, Maryland Marriage Alliance president Derek McCoy announced that regardless of the number of signatures validated from today’s submission, they will continue to collect signatures through June to “give more voters the opportunity to formally join the effort.”
(continued at Examiner.com…)