Fla. marriage amendment makes ballot

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (BP)--A constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage will be on the November ballot in Florida because supporters gathered 92,000 extra petitions, or signatures, in about two weeks after learning a computer glitch had dropped the previous tally below the 611,000 petition requirement.

John Stemberger, chairman of the Florida Coalition to Protect Marriage, was notified Feb. 1 by the director of the state Divisions of Elections that the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment was officially certified as Amendment 2 for the Nov. 4 general election ballot with a total of 649,346 valid signatures.

The marriage amendment was the only one of more than 50 active petition drives to qualify, according to the Associated Press.

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