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Amendment One expected to pass in North Carolina

Amendment One, a proposed amendment to the North Carolina state constitution that would make marriage between a man and a woman the only form of recognized union in the state, is expected to pass today.

Public Policy Polling, a left-leaning polling firm based in Raleigh, projects in its latest poll that the amendment will pass by a 55-39 margin.

“Opponents of the amendment had an uphill battle in convincing voters that it was anything other than a referendum on gay marriage, even though it does go a lot further than that,” the firm’s website states.

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