Democrats in West Virginia’s House of Delegates on Feb. 23 stopped Republicans from advancing a resolution supporting the idea of a voter referendum to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
Republicans were attempting to force the measure out of committee and onto the House floor for a vote.
West Virginia already prohibits same-sex marriage and blocks recognition of same-sex marriages from other states or countries.
State Republicans, however, would like to see the ban inserted into the state constitution so it would be harder to overturn.
By Rex Wockner
