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SAN
FRANCISCO
(AP)
—
More
California
voters
say
they
would
oppose
a
November
ballot
initiative
to
ban
same-sex
marriage
in
the
state's
constitution
than
would
support
it,
according
to
a
survey
released
last
week.
The
Field
Poll
found
that
51
percent
of
likely
voters
say
they
would
vote
against
Proposition
8,
while
42
percent
say
they
would
vote
for
it.
The
poll
shows
a
turnaround
from
2000,
when
61
percent
of
voters
cast
ballots
in
favor
Proposition
22,
which
strengthened
the
state's
1978
one-man,
one-woman
marriage
law
with
the
words
"Only
marriage
between
a
man
and
a
woman
is
valid
or
recognized
in
California."
That
vote
came
a
year
after
the
state
Legislature
enacted
the
first
of
a
series
of
laws
awarding
spousal
rights
to
domestic
partners.
The
poll
found
that
Democrat
and
Republican
voters
were
starkly
divided
on
the
issue.
Sixty-three
percent
of
Democrats
said
they
would
vote
against
the
measure,
while
68
percent
of
Republicans
said
they
would
vote
for
it.
The
poll
found
the
greatest
opposition
to
the
ballot
measure
among
voters
living
in
California's
coastal
counties
and
large
cities,
as
well
as
among
voters
younger
than
30.
In
the
uber-gay
San
Francisco
Bay
area,
67
percent
of
voters
oppose
Proposition
8,
while
only
26
percent
approve.
The
Field
Poll
surveyed
672
likely
California
voters.
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