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Election Day

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Marriage Board, Photo Cause Stir at Polling Place

A photo of the first couple on a board about a marriage seminar appeared to some Annapolis voters as subtle electioneering against same-sex marriage.

Election judges at an Annapolis polling place removed a photo that appeared to imply that President Barack Obama advocated against same-sex marriage on Tuesday. The picture, which appeared to be of the president and first lady Michelle Obama on their wedding day, was stapled to a bulletin board about "the art of marriage" that gets "to the heart of God's design." Maryland voters will decide Question 6 on Tuesday—a yes vote would keep a law passed in February legalizing same-sex marriages. Obama endorsed Maryland's law in October—five months after he came out in support of gay marriage generally, according to The Huffington Post. The bulletin board does not mention same-sex marriage or the referendum. It advertises those who have …

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Holy Temple Cathedral, Church of God International and Maryland House Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill

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Election Draws Steady Crowds in Annapolis

Lines often stretched outside of polling locations as voters huddled together in the chilly November air.

A steady stream of voters flowed through polling places around Annapolis with wait times averaging around 45 minutes on Tuesday. "Usually we get a good crowd at the beginning of the day, and then it slows down and picks back up at the usual times like lunch time and when people get off work," said Bob Bruce, an election judge at the Annapolis Area Library. "[This year] it seems steadier through the day." He and Joe Nasatka, an election judge at the Eastport Community Center, agreed that while most people came prepared for the six-page ballot, it was still taking longer than usual to get through. "Oh, it's incredibly longer because we've got so many questions to answer at the end," Nasatka said. "We could have used two more voting machines…

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Annapolis Area Library Branch and Holy Temple Cathedral, Church of God International

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